East

A poem for the 10/40 contest

East

By Jack Ivey

 

Bound, this prison suffering

Of armor dressed and wrapped

Displeasured den of last resort

This moment standing trapped

 

Though future leads the wandering

And points towards the east

Of tattered skin and broken bone

You stride to kill the beast

 

Author's Note

Thank you for reading

Reviews

[Priscilla Sayers]

This a great piece. The trapped soul still fights, tracking the beast to exact his revenge. There arr many ways to perceive this poem, I love it!

[Jack...]

Thank you so much. Happy you enjoyed it.

[Abhishekizy]

Great Work Jack!!!!..... This Poem actually is what I call an open imagination, cuz it fits in lots of circumstances as a metaphor.... every reader can draw a perception from it & bless you, it would be fit in so perfectly. Also, i like the fact that you don't weigh the poem with vocabularies (which i often do). Thats one sign of a brain at ease.....

Umm...hope I'm not wrong.

[Jack...]

Thanks so much. You are not wrong, with poetry I don't think anyone can be too wrong with what they take from it. Thanks for the great review.

[LA Lorena]

I always admire those that attempt to be confined by structure and requirements for contests and challenges. It shows true skill and creativity to be able to meet selected standards and yet still manage to produce something of meaning and substance. kudos to you for a job well done!

[Jack...]

Thanks, using the key words was easy, keeping it at 40 words total and creating a story was the hard part

[WingsToFly]

Wow, beautiful write. And I love your rhyming. Displeasured den of last resort, nice usage or words.

[Jack...]

Thank you so much.

[Dennis A. Clark]

Oooh, I like the "Game of Thrones" feel here.

[Jack...]

Thanks so much.

[VALORMORE DE PLUME]

Awesome

[Jack...]

Thanks Valormore, glad you liked it.

[rnuff]

like the highlighted parts, must be the ponts of the write,
Nicely done, and ponderful write.

[Jack...]

Thanks and yes indeed the highlighted words were a requirement of the contest.

[rnuff]

goodluck, hope you win.