colorblind eyes scavenge resonating light
dimness molests refractions-
metal fluids loud in the moon
faces lose substance
fuse in amorphous retrospect, deep in
saging seas-
gerascophobic.
when the knife trembled onto the floor,
i sensed calamity unsealing pickle jars
©Mohana Das
Linked to D’verse Poetics
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You know sometimes I fear getting older and sometimes I think oh well…that’s life but I do fear not being able to do things I now take for granted that scares me a lot! Oh and I had trouble with a herb jar the other day…oh dear! You really capture the fear of getting older so succinctly in this one… great write!
i try to look at it like getting older is better than dying! {smile}
Beautiful beginning especially and clever close. K.
hopefully i am able to age gracefully….aging itself holds little fear for me…or loss of looks….maybe loss of health and the ability to do and with that losing my contact with the world…
Indeed aging doesn’t bring a lot of pleasant thoughts. Not a pretty picture, though (I fear) so very accurate:
“faces lose substance
fuse in amorphous retrospect”
beautifully shaped, totally adored this line: metal fluids loud in the moon
perfect.
its become a haunting feeling recently… but I think what scares me more is getting older without achieving much.
Lovely poem
Same as some of the others, I don’t fear aging but, do not look forward to loosing independence, that is most people’s fear, I think. You captured it so well in so few words.
those last two lines emphasized the piece
aging is something most people fear i think..it’s something we can’t really influence..love how you capture it…
I can identify with this Mohana – though I struggle with pickle jars already! Love that last line – very poignant.
great poem, an a strong voice throughout, especially in the opening and the close (which loved)….fear of getting old…yep- i fear it…but i think its more than that…its time passing and knowing that you cant get it back…v well done indeed
Mohana, I love this!
“dimness molests refractions”
“metal fluids”
“faces lose substance”
“unsealing pickle jars” … creepy awesome ending 🙂
Excellent imagery here dealing with the day we must all deal with…