The body lay broken
on slick rocks
gathered to lift it up
by the banks
of the raging river
a rag doll
discarded, cold
blackened lips parted
glass orbs reflecting
the grey skies cracked
to the void of a wound
that rendered it
wordless
. . .

29 responses to “Slick rocks.”
Powerful feelings and imagery here, Rafia. Wonderful poem. π»πΉβ¨
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Thank you Jeff always for leaving your thoughtful comments so often β€
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Youβre most welcome, Rafia. Itβs always my pleasure. β€οΈ
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Very beautiful! π
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^-^ β€ Thank you!
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You are welcome!
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Dark, humane and vivid. Good one
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Thank you, Nisha ^-^
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It is Nishabd.*
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Oh my bad on the assumption, does that mean the ‘b’ is silent?
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No. It is hindi word meaning Wordless
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Oh wow, I love that…a very weighted word, thanks for letting me know..
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Welcome. You are from which country ?
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I am from Bangladesh, right next to yours! π
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Ohh good to know sista
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It is, XD nice to meet you too sista!
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Haha. Am a manπ¬π
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Omg! haha, damn my assumptions XD
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Haha
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Loved the imagery, Rafia! Beautiful β€
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Thank you Akshay, hope you are doing well β€
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I am, Rafia! Thanks, I hope it’s the same with you too β€
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Very visceral imagery, Rafia.
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Thank you, Punam β€
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You are welcome, dear.
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A beautiful imagery! Well penned ππ
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Thank you for taking the time and staying a while ^-^
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Enigmatic, powerful imagery, yes, visceral…I see many images of different scenes in my mind…from corpses to rag dolls to Nature swallowing its own..
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I love that, Nature swallowing it’s own…and yes, it is visceral indeed. Thank you..!!
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