Friday, January 9, 2015

mercy, please

image © 2015 jennifer wagner


a red blossom, bloodied burqa,
             voice
                        buried

stoning hole shadows
awaiting execution
press my heart,
 
            crush
within me


© 2015 Jennifer Wagner


For dVerse MTB. Bjorn has invited us to do some blackout poetry. I used a book I am currently reading, Stone Crossings, by L.L. Barkat. This particular page/segment from her book brought to mind the the film The Stoning of Soraya M. If you haven't seen it, it's gut-wrenching. Honestly, I couldn't sit through all of the stoning scene.

16 comments:

Tank said...

I have never heard of blackout poetry - what a cool idea and a great poem. I like the pic too! I agree, that was a gut wrenching movie as well.

brudberg said...

How you managed to get the terror out of that stoning.. Just amazing.

Rosemary Nissen-Wade said...

Don't know book or movie, but even before I read your note I knew what the poem meant. Powerful!

Claudia said...

oh dang - that made my heart bleed... way too many women get attacked like this..

Wolfsrosebud said...

some power in this... and interesting words you chose

Mary said...

Oh, this is very chilling. And, unfortunately, so very current.

Gabriella said...

Very powerful and striking, and with just a few well-chosen words.

Brian Miller said...

whew. you came up with a particularly intense response..
and heavy on the heart as well...the crushing
of the spirit....

Anonymous said...

Oh, my! Powerful poem. Crushing.

Wendy Bourke said...

For me, the piece evoked a plethora of interpretations . . . the act of stoning being so devoid of mercy, one's mind moves to all things that darken the hearts of humankind.

Stacy M.S. said...

oh, this is haunting and seems to resonate of a certain sadness. i think you did a lovely job on the blackout poem!

Grace said...

Very and chilling & the imagery seems so current with the recent deaths in Paris ~ Admiring the outcome very much Jennifer ~

ayala said...

Powerful and chilling.

janetld said...

I agree about your carefully chosen, chilling words here. And perfect photo too.

Optimistic Existentialist said...

This packs some intense emotions...wow.

Audrey Howitt aka Divalounger said...

Gut wrenching write Jennifer!