Turned Tables

Turned Tables

In front of me.

She stands.

In a floral dress.

Delicate petals.

On wrinkled skin.


Her joints withering.

Time was unkind.

So was she.


I still remember.

Her words.

Her fist.


She is a predator.

The hunter.

Shot me down.

A fallen angel.


Inner voices.

Conflicted.

Alarmed.

Run away.

Fight back.

Never mind.

I was helpless then.

She is helpless now.


The others see.

A permanent scar.

Limping soul.

Crooked smile.

In their eyes.

I am cursed.

In mine.

I am a survivor.

Invincible.



Poetry by Jeremy Mifsud

Photo by Quentin Lagache on Unsplash




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Published on June 24, 2018 07:41
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