Attention
written by: Gabriela M
@shortprose1
I resurrected him.
It was a mischievous act meant to attract the attention of mortals.
Instead I attracted some demons determined to follow me. I locked them in the sockets of time.
I feed them through cracks which propagate at the speed of light.
Bleeding rays of dark suns and dust left from what used to be your affection for me.
Words left to dry like laundry in the wind.
Words chewing my soul like termites in wood.
My poetic rapport with myself is bad.
My alter ego hisses like a snake at every word I write.
What’s the truth? I have no idea.
Any act meant to attract attention displaces the truth.
APRIL 2019 AUTHOR OF THE MONTH / 2019 AUTHOR OF THE YEAR at Spillwords.com
Gabriela Marie Milton [Spillwords name Gabriela M] is a #1 Amazon bestselling poet and an internationally published author. Her literary work appeared in various magazines and anthologies. She is the author of the #1 best-selling poetry collection 'Woman: Splendor and Sorrow', Vita Brevis Press, July 2021 and, the author of 'Passions: Love Poems and Other Writings', Vita Brevis Press, April 2020. Under the name Gabriela M she was awarded 2019 Author of the Year at Spillwords Press (NYC). Her piece 'If I say I love you' was nominated for 2020 Spillwords Press Publication of the Year (Poetic). Gabriela is also the editor of MasticadoresUSA. She blogs at Shortprose.
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