# # # The Scream (Inspired By The Famous Painting) Poem by Sonya Florentino

# # # The Scream (Inspired By The Famous Painting)

Rating: 2.8


The air is thick with silence
The emptiness deafens
My mouth gasps open
but echoes nothingness

I have reached the edge
The sky is red

I am deaf-mute
This is my lament

I am the forgotten song
on a bridge called
Loneliness


© 2009 Sonya Florentino

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Chuck Audette 04 March 2010

Read somewhere that a volcanic eruption (Krakatoa?) was the reason for the colorful sky. Lovely poem. I have one on this subject as well, 'the scream, explained'. -chuck

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nomad omnia 09 January 2010

Sonya, your poems just keep getting better. The ones posted over the last few days are quite simply brilliant. Nomad

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Sandra Fowler 07 January 2010

Powerful imagery.Inspired metaphors. I agree with Alison. This is superb poetry.10/10. Always your friend, Sandra

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Alison Cassidy 04 January 2010

The paradoxes you share mirror the canvass that inspired them. Your red sky is particularly brilliant. Superb poetry. Love, Allie ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

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Sonya Florentino

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Manila, Philippines (residing NYC)
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