SPELL MY NAME - slight revision

[Lisa Arnold]

Spell My Name


passion like silk
courses through veins
dusk crawls
across city streets

faded rattle
train track trestle
stepping over
broken glass

hustle in my walk
rain dust on face
guided footsteps
stumble forward

crossing
crestfallen alleyway
trying to chisel
out a trail
in the crumbling
concrete beneath
my aching feet

forgetting
the letters that
spell my name
hoping somebody
will, graciously, remember
who I am
before I'm gone
so it all will not have
been in vain


©2018 Lisa Arnold

[trina]

girl, you better stop writing these masterpieces, love it

[Reggie]

strong write, Lisa

powerful message

[Joy]

well expressed and written poem

[Tamika]

excellent writing Lisa

[Lisa Arnold]

Jul 24, 2018 6:51:22 GMT -5 trina said:

girl, you better stop writing these masterpieces, love it

so much Trina!

[Lisa Arnold]

Jul 24, 2018 7:05:38 GMT -5 Reggie said:

strong write, Lisa

powerful message

thank you so much Reg, your words alway lift me

[Lisa Arnold]

Jul 24, 2018 7:28:05 GMT -5 Joy said:

well expressed and written poem

a bunch Joy!

[Lisa Arnold]

Jul 24, 2018 8:06:18 GMT -5 Tamika said:

excellent writing Lisa

many thanks to you dear Tami

[Joan]

WOW this is a powerful and poignant write told with conviction and depth, excellent job

[Kristi]

love the whole darn thang!

excellent poem from you, thanks for sharing!

[bridge]

with everyone else, great writing here

[Alicia]

sign0175 this is a quiet fire poetry

[Bob]

Lisa, when I first read your wonderful poem, the first line bothered me

then, I realized that "silk" is the thread and fiber of the passion that courses through your being that compels you to create...great write

[Sara]

this write from you has much depth and meaning, well-told