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Silenced

He took the words
Right out of my mouth
A fistful of dominance
An unspoken clout

He shook all confidence
Down to Hades' resting place my
A brutal backlash
Inflicting vulnerability and disgrace

About This Poem

Review Request Direction: What did you think of my title?
How was the beginning/ending of the poem?
Is the internal logic consistent?

Review Request Intensity: I want the raw truth, feel free to knock me on my back

Editing Stage: Editing - rough draft

About the Author

Country/Region: Zimbabwe

Favorite Poets: Eliot, Hughes, Langston, ee cummings, Yeats... the list goes on...

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Comments

Geezer

Geezer

5 years 1 month ago

I think...

that you meant the line to read: "Down to Hades, my resting place." Highlighting domestic-abuse is no easy matter and you have done it in just a few lines. Well done. ~ Geezer.
~ Geezer.
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c lynn brooks

5 years 1 month ago

peggedit

domestic abuse either verbal or physical is uncalled for at any time
you've said quite a bit in two stanzas