The power of the skull from distant lands
it’s effluvium beckons me, I know not why
mandible held against my lips, I inhale
it’s death into my soul, my once pure thoughts
now anomalous, suspended in the attic hollow
where reasoning once resided, I stand on stone
in wild winds, lightning sutures blotted skies
can I recant the voodoo which enslaves me
my mind blank my body weary, the meaning unknown of why
I was chosen to wield the blood stained shears
that grew from straw, held high above my head
I shout unto the universe
“Release me from this darkened hell”
“I am not stopping you” I hear it whisper in return
©jmtacken 25/3/2014
Straw-effluvium-suspension-anomalous-attic-recant-suture shears-voodoo-whisper
10 words used for the below in the prompt for http://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2014/03/24/wordle-1/
Ramblings From A Mum 
I think you have done very well with this wordle Jenny, and I particularly like your last line.
Thank you Michael, appreciate your kind thoughts as always.
deep! xxx
in one of those moods again it seems 🙂 thank you hun xxx
Brilliant and the image goes so well with the words!!
Thank you Anja, I have to play catch up and read the other entries, I’ve been a tad slack today 😦
I had to do that just now 😦
🙂
Fabulous job Jenny I wouldn’t have thought this was a wordle because the flow was so natural
Ah I thank you Yves, I was watching the show Vikings last night as I wrote it…think that inspired me as well. 🙂
I haven’t seen that but it provided wonderful inspiration
thank you again 🙂 x
interesting….the holding the shears over the head and yelling is a bit over the top and movie-ish….
the lightning suturing the sky, very creative use of suture…like that….
tis a bit isn’t it, but having to use those words..I think I was becoming a little unglued by then 🙂 watching Vikings didn’t help as that is where I got some inspiration. Thanks for liking suture – I did like that part too – smiles – thanks B.
watched vikings last night….what a great show
Isn’t it, I have watched it from the beginning – last year. Love the music for the Theme and the actors – glad you liked 🙂
free yourself, jen! only you can do it. powerful words you’ve written, you know what the answer it. dear friend –
and once more you read my thoughts on days… thank you darling..I hope too xxx
“I inhale its death into my soul” – my favourite line, in fact the entire poems is striking and I loved the whispered response “I’m not stopping you.” So nice.
Welcome Neeraj and thank you for reading and your kind comment, appreciated.
Powerfull write, the images were just rolling off to create a deeper impact. My favourite part:”I stand on stone
in wild winds, lightning sutures blotted skies
can I recant the voodoo which enslaves me”
Thank you Oloriel (think that’s my favourite part too) just quietly sshhh. 😉 x
I like the compression of ideas in this poem! 🙂
and I like your comment very much ~ thank you lovely. 🙂 x
I’m not going to tell you how many of those words I had to look up! 😉
The last line really brought it together for me. And made it quite powerful.
Lol, don’t worry I didn’t know a couple either , thank heaven for the Thesaurus! Thank you Colleen, appreciate your kindness 🙂
😉 I appreciate your talent!
you’re sweet 🙂
This is my favorite of yours. It is as intricate as it is hauntingly inescapable. Your last line could not be more perfect…so thoroughly memorable!
Thank you so very much for visiting, reading and placing such a kind and complimentary comment. Appreciated WS.
Oh wow. Love this. So dark and different. Really enjoyed reading.
Thank you so much S, I am glad you enjoyed 🙂