Protective regnaD

The ones we find ourselves safest with can be dangerous to those who hurt us.

 .ecnaegnev fo sthguoht ni tsoL

 

I’ll lie here awake,

Near to your side.

 

.yrgna ylrevo ma I yas yam enO

So serene you look now,
On the bed beside me.

 

.sih teg lliw lamina suoiciV

Many pains you have experienced
Now laid aside in sleep’s escape.

 

.doorb I peels uoy hguoht nevE

In the warm blankets I see
A tense woman relaxed at last.

 

.ekam ll’I mlac syawla eb ot nosaeR

 

Cognizant, your Guardian, I’ll ever be.

Author's Note

What do you think of this style?

Reviews

[Account Closed]

This is pretty amazing, even though its a little challenging to decipher at times. Be careful with your proofreading (i.e. "stoL" = "Lots", not "Lost"). I actually was thinking about a story about a schizophrenic killer that leaves clues in poems like this, once I had read this...

Nice new style, me likey :)

[These Haunted Hallways]

WoW! This was pretty amazing, and it really makes u think. Truly thought-provoking, and devilish ;) Good work here. Creative.

B.A.

[Kenneth Hunt]

Great style, but sadly I can't read backwards. Great way to change things up though.

[Ice Queen of the Vampir..]

Hey, not bad!!! The backwards words were easy to read (for me at least) and I really liked this. Great write!!! :)

Heather

[allwrite]

I like this style. The mirror image is very effective. Nicely done. - AW

[Hedra Helix]

the interplay of the two sides in everyone. Our visual wishes so noble and our hidden ones not so much, focused instead on the means to producing the goal, no matter what must be do to do this. Ahh man, what a f*****g species.

lines on the right are extra tight though. And for me at least super easy to read backward.

[R J Askew]

I love the style. It's very edgy and you pull your original notion off well. I can sort of imagine an invisible hinge of rationality running down the middle of the poem holding things together. I also sense the poem stems from real feelings.

[Sarah]

It's an interesting style, though a bit of a challenge to read. xD Good job with the experimentation!

[Captain Blackheart (The..]

The Mirrow? I like the back to front text.....it makes it challenging to read. An intresting piece if I read it right.lol
Great idea...you may have started something off with this.... :)