Unimpressed
Where bludgeoning
leaves feeble marks
remorseless torchings
raise no sparks
and broadswords merely
pierce this skin
your hateful phrase
imprinting air
reverberates
but moments there.
Unimpressed © Copyright 2021, Robert J. Tiess.
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25 words (prompt limit). Imprint brevity challenge prompt - link:
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Submitted: March 2, 2020