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Burn

Marsha Lewis 1951 (Youngstown,Ohio)

June 23 
Free verse
The day after he said he didn't love me
I was burned again, but literally this time,
more visible, and not as painful as the first.
Open wounds refusing to crust over --
still so raw after days and days and days
that move so slowly.
One day, a healing attempt,
the next a festering fury,
seeping, seething in ugliness.
The resilience of skin and soul,
to heal with little scar,
brings hope.

About this poem

The two "burn" experiences mentioned in this poem actually happened to me, one day apart. The connection of the two, therefore, was readily available as I reached for my pen an hour or two later.

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Written on June 27, 2013

Submitted by marshaelewis on June 27, 2023

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Scheme ABCDEAFAGHIJ
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 393
Words 81
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 12
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Marsha Lewis

Marsha Lewis is a retired visual art teacher with a strong love of all of the arts. Although she has written poetry since the age of 9, it wasn't until recently that she began sharing her work with others. In 2021 she was awarded 3rd place in the East Lake County (Florida) Poetry Contest, which inspired her to pursue her passion for poetry. Marsha has always been drawn to the power of the written or spoken word, to transport others to a different place, descriptively and emotionally. Her work is influenced by dreams, memories, the human experience, and imagination. Her visual work, travel experiences, and blog can be viewed at marshaelewis.com -- a work in progress. more…

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  • lovingempath
    lovingempath
    This poet beautifully expresses the emotional and physical similarities of being 'burnt'... and how they can both fester and refuse to 'crust over'. Graphic, real imagery. '
    I'm sorry for these experiences...but for what it's worth: they gave you fodder for a great poem! 
    LikeReply9 months ago

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