Assailed Poem by tess fielders

Assailed

Rating: 4.7


Too sad to say what lies beneath
Her smile a customary coat

Covering sundry hidden hurts
Like and ancient moat

Assailed by sudden hostile wind
Insulted mindlessly

She tries to salvage what she can
Hiding obsessively

As naked truth exposed
Accused by curious stares

A child emerges trembling, scared
With all her secrets bare

No tenderness like welcome dew
Relieves the scorching flame

Ablaze on countenance once pale
Her shock from eyes who blame

Erupts from depths once tightly held
Her scream no-one can tame

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Akram Awadat 15 December 2009

really enjoyed reading well done

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Dr.subhendu Kar 13 December 2009

A child emerges trembling, scared With all her secrets bare........................quite evocative, wrought ingenious by imagerty,10+++, thanks for sharing

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george george 01 December 2009

oooo Tess! Scathing and harsh! This is my favorite line: 'Assailed by sudden hostile wind Insulted mindlessly She tries to salvage what she can Hiding obsessively' Nice choice of words in this poem. Good job.

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Bonnie Harding 01 December 2009

nice work tess, , , , touching piece!

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