1.
Sweet Jesus, what has become of me?
This tangled mop of hair
Loss of bit, an elephant’s girth—
Even I find me so repulsive
I’ve smashed mirrors
To hide my shame
2.
This world has swallowed me
Regurgitated the most vile parts
And paraded me for all to see—
Bystanders turn their heads
Even the curious deny me
3.
Is it any wonder I seek death?
To rid myself of this pain—
A heart dipped in lead
So heavy, so heavy
And these burdens burning my soul—
I am but ashes, ashes
And now, with the wind, even less so
©2014, Lori Carlson
A Whispered Wind 
I enjoyed this little gem filled with a storm of emotions. I enjoy writing to air the soul at another blog I use under a pseudonym . I am humbled you visited Tournesol. I’m only five decades late in finally writing for pleasure cl
I would love to visit your other blog, if you wouldn’t mind sharing… and thank you for your kind words on my poem 🙂
I’m sort of coming out of my shell now on this site but not as openly at Tournesoldansunjardin due to my work; so I kept that side for Stop the Stigma to stand on my soapbox and Tournesol to practise haiku until I get better and better.
Thank you for entrusting both of your blogs with me… I will enjoy them both immensely 🙂
I am so flattered, thank you so much.
I like the numbering. I Have always liked short poems. It reminds me of the p.s. I often see…If I had the time I would have written a shorter letter.
Michael
I also enjoy short poems. I’ve written many Haiku, Senryu and Tanka poems over the years. I also write “small stones” now and again… small poetic quips of my day… definitely like the p.s. of letters *smiles* thanks, Michael
Reblogged this on Penslide and commented:
A must read, it somehow strikes a chord in me!! A truly well written poem, that has done justice to expressing the thoughts and emotions of a Housewife, in my opinion!
Thank you, Anusri! I appreciate the reblog.
You are welcome; it is a really good piece (as I said earlier) and it just had to be reblogged!! 🙂
My pleasure, I have also shared your poems with my friends, they were also impressed. 🙂 So, I shared your blog!! Glad to connect with you, looking forward for more! 🙂
Bravo!! I just read a couple of your poems and will be reading more soon. I tell you, you have a way to make others visualize the words and empathize with it. 🙂 Keep writing and don’t wait for feed-backs, but do share. 🙂
Thanks, Anursi… it was a melt-down day for me, but I finally found a small intimate group on FB that does give feedback. It has been refreshing… thank you so much for reading me!