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| Image provided by Tess Kincaid/The Mag |
slow slide to dark side…
temptation draws you deeper
twisting inside out
riding shattered highs
in life of smoke and mirrors
hopelessly engulfed
captured in the lie
one moment <frozen> in time
beauty’s voice falls mute
bared for all to see
the final cost…what was lost,
such a tragedy
© Ginny Brannan February 2012
A series of four haiku/senryu formatted together.
Sharing at "The Mag" #104 2/12/12. They provide the image, we provide the story.
Sharing at "The Mag" #104 2/12/12. They provide the image, we provide the story.
Oh, very good take Ginny. And quite timely in light of the news over the weekend. Your first line is so good, drawing us in...and I like the form too.
ReplyDeletewe will always get caught in our lies....even if we are the only ones doing the catching...very nice take on addiction too...it is a slippery slope for sure...
ReplyDeleteBeauty's voice falls mute - awesome!
ReplyDeleteWhat a neat format. I couldn't manage one haiku, let alone four in a row! Nice, the way your words flow off the tongue.
ReplyDeletein life of smoke and mirrors
ReplyDeletehopelessly engulfed
And life is all illusion...
It is such a shame what addiction can do....very destructive...you captured it beautifull Ginny!
ReplyDeleteThis makes me think of Whitney Houston...beauty's voice gone mute...and her struggle with addiction..great timely piece!
ReplyDeletei love the opening line.
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Nicely done within the form, and so appropriate given the recent event. ...one moment in time... there have been too many of those moments for folks of our generation. Well done. Great sense of timing and pace.
ReplyDeleteSmoke and mirrors...life is often comprised of these...
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