Marked

Posted on August 29, 2021 by purplepeninportland 
Written for:  Sunday Muse #175


We are marked
like bark.  Scratched
and scarred by life.  Our
bodies crack, hollows form
in our trunks.  We grow
flimsy branch hair,
where dancing blackbirds
flit in and out, building
their nests, as we are
incapable of building our own.

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About purplepeninportland

I am a freelance poet, born and bred in Brooklyn, New York. I live with my husband, John, and two charming rescue dogs–Marion Miller and Murphy. We spent eight lovely years in Portland, OR, but are now back in New York. My goal is to create and share poetry with others who write, or simply enjoy reading poetry. I hope to touch a nerve in you, and feel your sparks as well.
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30 Responses to Marked

  2. Helen Dehner says:
    August 29, 2021 at 4:28 am

    This is wonderful. Sara! The first line deftly leading the reader into the ‘story.’

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  3. Books & Bonsai says:
    August 29, 2021 at 7:53 am

    So eloquent… and so true…

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  5. wyndolynne says:
    August 29, 2021 at 1:27 pm

    This tells a magnificent story.

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  6. Jewish Young Professional "JYP" says:
    August 29, 2021 at 1:29 pm

    Beautiful. Those last lines are amazing

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  7. Carrie V. H. says:
    August 29, 2021 at 2:25 pm

    That last line is powerful Sara!

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  8. Truedessa says:
    August 29, 2021 at 4:34 pm

    I like where you went and the last line is the punch of the poem.

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  9. Sunita Prasad says:
    August 29, 2021 at 6:31 pm

    Your poem fills the prompt perfectly, Sara.

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  10. robtkistner says:
    August 29, 2021 at 7:04 pm

    Such a fascinating perspective Sara — love it!

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  11. Beverly Crawford says:
    August 29, 2021 at 9:49 pm

    A beautiful write!

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  12. qbit says:
    August 30, 2021 at 2:02 am

    “We are marked / like bark.” Oooh!

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  13. Susie Clevenger says:
    August 30, 2021 at 9:01 pm

    Life…It does scratch and scar us. Love your interpretation of the image.

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  14. Jim says:
    August 31, 2021 at 5:06 pm

    Yes, Sara, scary, those marks and scars often we often can use as reminders.
    Sometimes I review mine, others come to mind on their own.
    ..

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  15. writingwhatnots says:
    August 31, 2021 at 10:07 pm

    Great take on the prompt – marked by life indeed.

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