The Fight

Feverish fingers 

clawing through the layers of skin

like margarine -

Wrestling open all the ligament locks.

My thumbs are skeleton keys

picking rusty cockles

of the pulsing, veiny fist,

rattling in a cage.

A cough sputters somewhere,

choking down bibles.

A panicked sweat - a road map

to your infidelities

as they settle in crows feet.

Talons scratch your pupils,

until the pulp tears away

and tree scars blossom

into thorns. 

Meaghan Rhymer

Reviews

[karumen]

This gave me the chills. So, so visual, I could literally feel the rage and pain contained in your words. It made me feel sad and angry at the same time. Incredible work!

[Meaghan Rhymer]

Thank you tons!

[Anthony (aka Mr.e)]

Stunning imagery...you paint a vivid picture of the tortured soul. Really nice work!

[Meaghan Rhymer]

Thank you so much!

[Nipplegrinder]

Stop mincing words, dear girl. ;)
Seething stuff, here. Well executed.

[Tony Jordan]

Subtle as a brick in the face and a stamp on the head. Invective dripping from this one.
Better out than in Meaghan

[The Purple Witch]

Wow, you can feel the anger coming off of this. Spectacular!!! :D

[Meaghan Rhymer]

Thank you very much!

[Matthew Kult]

Vengefully destructive, delicately suffering.

Great Read.

Matthew

[Meaghan Rhymer]

I am trying to work on depths of emotional representation without being cliche!

[Matthew Kult]

I like my cliches. :) You are unique, fluent, and sprinkle in eccentric sophistication. I think you have your depth. You just might want to be too perfect. Just my two cents from the small sample size I have seen.

[Meaghan Rhymer]

I am a perfectionist, I think sometimes I am too focused instead of being in the moment. Thank you for your brilliant feedback, per usual!

[Relic]

Wow, lots of anger within this. As though daydreams were punishment, you deliver pain with a poetic flair. Nicely done Meaghan. :)

[Meaghan Rhymer]

I try to get the rage out on paper ;)

[Relic]

You do a good job of it.