Inside
An Acrostic ‘Golden Shovel’ Poem
M inutes before I
Y elled, screaming for the door of my mind to be shut;
W hispers started creeping through my
A ggravated thoughts. My eyes,
R esembled that of a thousand-yard stare,* and
S ilence consumed me. All
T emptations beguiled me at The
A wakening of my mind. The world,
R egistered my emotions into rain drops;
T ears, began pouring from my eyes, falling as the dead…
S ilence, again consumed my Identity. I
I ntended on giving myself time to think,
N ot truly aware of the consequence. I,
M ay have spoken to myself; or, I may have made
Y ou up inside my head. You,
H oping to infect my thoughts with toxic love; you, who liked to fuck me up.
E ventually, I learned to look inside;
A bandoning you, hoping that my
D ecisions weren’t just figments of my imagination — Still lurking inside my head.
©️2021, Jac Harmony All rights reserved
*Thousand-yard stare - a vacant or unfocused gaze into the distance, seen as characteristic of a war-weary or traumatized Soldier.
Inspiration for this Golden Shovel is, Mad Girl’s Love Song, written by Sylvia Plath. Read her poem here:
A Golden Shovel Acrostic is a poetry form in which the last word of each line replays all or part of another, more recognizable poem. The acrostic just gives it an extra challenge and structural twist.
Thank you Joe Váradi, for challenging me to attempt an Acrostic ‘Golden Shovel’ poem. I enjoyed testing myself with this form and I look forward to trying my hand at it again in the future.
