It was her HOME; their
dining table was love
and exotic stories.
Years after she asked,
syllables of truth;
their ego grew like Ravana’s heads.
Suddenly the home erupted;
a xenolith of poison solidified.
She fell apart, xenocryst,
The home became
a xenolith-ian sin.
Written for dVerse Poets Pub -- Quadrille #255: X marks the spot
Here Melissa asks to write a Quadrille (poem with 44 words) and it must have the word 'xenolith' in it.
Ravana's heads -- Ravana is the ten-headed antagonist of the epic Ramayana.
Shocking progression
ReplyDeleteBravo
Much love
Thank you.
DeleteA sad story, Sreeja, and I love the contrast of ‘xenolith of poison solidified’ and ‘she fell apart, xenocryst’.
ReplyDeleteThank you.
DeleteEgo is the enemy 👍 Well written Sreeja 👏
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteA clever and thought provoking poem - Jae
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteA home of egos will crumble... alas
ReplyDeleteYes... thank you!
DeleteAn interesting poem. Well done.
ReplyDeleteThank you!
ReplyDeleteSo graphic, I can see it all.
ReplyDeleteThank you!
Delete