Stern Letters and Sharp Words : A Garland Cinquain

Evening
Careful, Quiet
Dipping a pen in ink
Solace in all these written words
Cherished

Letters
Smudged well wishes
Landing on the desktop
Congratulations and respect
Dismissed

Writing
Words to the page
But something felt so wrong
Trembling hands and shaky lines
Deep breaths

Spasms
Dizzying pain
Burnt film visions in black
Crimson blood droplets on the page
Revenge

Anger
Disagreement
Pages of love and hate
Pasted together with blood
Mourning

Evening
Smudged well wishes
But something felt so wrong
Crimson blood droplets on the page
Mourning

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A garland cinquain written on the topics of “sanguine sunrise,” “when is it right to take a life?” and “poison pen pal” for my creative writing challenge vlog, Wordplay #15.