If I had a hammer grasped tight in my trembling hands
I would knock in the nails that protrude from everyday life
so they didn't scrape and puncture things with searing holes
I would sand down edges, polish mirrors, clean surfaces . . .
spray scented water to eliminate the bad smells, so we could breathe
Lay down soft cushions on hard floors, so landings would always be soft
Blur the edges, so that sad things could be borne with ease
so that the business of living was smooth and safe to be around
So that hammers were not needed and all of the sharp things had gone.
I would knock in the nails that protrude from everyday life
so they didn't scrape and puncture things with searing holes
I would sand down edges, polish mirrors, clean surfaces . . .
spray scented water to eliminate the bad smells, so we could breathe
Lay down soft cushions on hard floors, so landings would always be soft
Blur the edges, so that sad things could be borne with ease
so that the business of living was smooth and safe to be around
So that hammers were not needed and all of the sharp things had gone.
(exactly 100 words excluding prompt.)
19 comments:
A wonderful use of the hammer and the prompt, I loved this :o)
This is the best I have read this week! A brilliant poem that really puts the damage we do to our lives into context!
I like it!
=)
I could definitely use some of your hammering action around here. This is excellent. I really enjoyed it.
xoRobyn
I'm in love with this. If only it were so....
How utterly fandabdosy I love the idea
I was soothed by reading this. Nice work!
Lovely poem! Hammer as a metaphor! Very nice!
Best wishes,
Anna
Anna's SC Week 23
Very calming. I imagine a world like this.
I relate to this in my soul. Just beautiful.
Smoothing out life. I love it! ~Ames
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So very thoughtful, Susannah. It is beautiful.
What a great poem! Lovely take on the prompt.
Beautifully put!
that hammer
What a beautiful take on the prompt. Lovely poem, what a wonderful thing to read first thing in the morning. Kat
You'd hammer the hammer to oblivion. No rough edges, nice, very nice.
You did something soft with a hammer - a wonderful take! Loved it.
i love the metaphor of softness emanating from something as brutal as a hammer. this post touched my heart and, yes, softened it.
thanks..........cj
Oh man. This made me cry. I want this. I want all of these things. I want all the pain softened and all the edges eased.
This was lovely.
And spoke directly and completely to my soul.
Thank you.
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