Wednesday, February 28, 2018


The sensation.
The sickening, sour sensation.
Lingering as I go on.
Its demons roaring.
Pleading to break free.

The screaming
Of bloody murder.
The wrath,
The horror.
Catching me off guard,
Not even realizing…
Then it happens.

The explosion.
It hits me fast and hard.
Easily smelling the smoke.
Like a coyote.
Smells its prey.

The remains.
Stabbing at my insides.
Bits and pieces.
Here and there.
Then they all leave.

And then.
Gone.
Until next time.




-Amanda Devlin

4 comments:

  1. Amanda, I really appreciated the way you used refrain "The sensation, The sickening sour sensation" to help the reader relate to the central idea. You also brought refrain back a little later in the poem "The wrath, the horror" to continue the feeling of pain.

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  2. Amanda, throughout your poem you explain the fear. "The screaming of bloody murder. The wrath. The horror" It is so intense and has so many ways of showing the fear or pain.

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  3. I like how you used alliteration in the first line of your poem. The line was "The sensation the sickening, sour sensation". You had the similar s sound.

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  4. Amanda the line that says "the screaming of bloody murder the wrath the horror catching me off guard, not even realizing" its showing pain. Its showing your pain on how its catching you off guard without you even realizing it. Amanda your poem was really good.

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