I had an implement

I had an implement -
A thought that pushed A Head -
And after just an increment -
My day was full of dread!

Reviews

[barleygirl]

It's startling to refer to a thought as an implement. There's something truly sinister about the word "implement" here. That one thing alone makes this poem brilliant & thought-provoking. It speaks to the old argument that guns don't kill . . . people do . . . or thoughts, in the case of your poem. Without you ever saying so, I get the picture this narrator is going thru his/her day about to kill someone (or oneself). It's magical the way you infer so much with so little (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[VelvetPotato]

Interesting take, Margie! I definitely feel that life is how you view it in your head, and two people can see the same situation completely differently.

[L.E.Osborne]

Boy can I relate to this! Brilliant, short, sweet and thought provoking! x

[Relic]

Thoughts that veer off the proper track can lead us into dangerous and depressing areas if we're not careful.

[VelvetPotato]

Touché, Relic. It sometimes takes a conscience process to co troll them. Thanks for coming by. :)

[AYVID N]

A thought that keeps multiplying unabated can really fill a day with much dread. This where your words took me and it was very interesting to think over them!

[VelvetPotato]

Thank you, DIVYA!

[Ballpark Frank]

I like it! Its simple, it's creative, its kinda fun!

[VelvetPotato]

Thanks Frankie!!

[Kay/Hayden]

So simple yet so creative. The rhyming is on key and the flow is immaculate. Have a great Thanksgiving. -Kay

[VelvetPotato]

Well thank you, Kay!

[Paul Bell]

Is this a makeup disaster, lockdown DIY, murdered the other half.
Actually, I think everybody is murdering the other half, seems the rage just now.
Tomorrow is another day they say, just like yesterday.

[VelvetPotato]

Thanks Paul. I think it could be all of the above.

[John the Baptist]

The key to this brief piece is line 2. Why would the last two words be capitalized? I get the feeling some kind of anxiety disorder is in play here, but I may be wrong.

[VelvetPotato]

You know I love writing about mental disorders, so maybe. 0_o

[wordman]

we wake up happy, go to bed sad

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i think we are all full of dread these days.
wishing we had an implement that could stop this disease ...but we
seem to be able to do it only an increment at a time...if that.
j.

[VelvetPotato]

So true, j. The process feels painfully slow.