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Garland Seox


Woes are part
of living but today we’re
drowning in them every
day—more arise. There
are times when it
feels like I

carry the
weight of the world’s angst on my
shoulders—when nothing makes
sense and nothing gets
done unless I,
on my face,

show anger
for only then will they know
I am dead serious.
I roll up my sleeves
when no one is
looking and

set the weight
down to talk to myself but
the mirror smiles back and
prompts me remember
I am fatigued;
so are you…

Let us mend
and modify our old ways
for a more positive
result by showing
up every day
less enraged.

Anger fogs
and weakens good direction
triggers defensiveness,
assaults and abuse–
more violence:
destruction.

© selma


Seox: a verse form written in 6 lines in keeping with its name.
It was created by Ann Byrnes Smith.

  • a poem in six lines, a hexastich.
  • syllabic, 3/7/6/5/4/3 syllables per line.
  • unrhymed.

I stretched the Seox form by creating a garland/sequence of it while adhering to
the SIX referenced in the form’s name: Six verses of Ann Byrnes Smith’s Seox.


Aside: I don’t know what the featured image explains at the bottom but chose
the image for the following reason: the ankle restraints symbolize those things
that anchor us to our discontent. The characters’ faces are genial, representing
that we can be civil with each other no matter what our differences might be.

I hope you enjoyed this post.
Thanks for reading.

As for my absence in the blog, golly, I don’t ever remember being this sick and disgusted for being this sick. Things are finally clearing up for me. The skies are blue, outside is all green and fresh and the food my husband has been preparing for me tastes and looks delicious. I’m lucky. Thanks for your visit today. Bless you all. 🤗

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This Post Has 24 Comments

  1. Sadje

    I hope you get better soon dear friend. Loved your thought provoking poem.

  2. Melissa Lemay

    I think the form you’ve chosen and the way you break the lines is very effective for the subject matter.❤️🙏🏻

    1. Selma Martin

      Thanks for saying, Melissa. I appreciate your input.

  3. Colleen Chesebro

    Get well soon, Selma. The seox is an awesome form and your poem hit me right in the heart. ❤️

    1. Selma Martin

      Hey Colleen. Thanks so much for reading and appreciating.
      A lot closer to perfect today. Yay. Thanks

  4. rajkkhoja

    I hope you feel better my friend. What have you been problem. ? I like you thought!

    1. Selma Martin

      The problem, a cold 🤧 🤒 my dear friend. But I am finally better now. Hope you are well.

      1. rajkkhoja

        Tack Care My dearest friend ❤️! I well too.

          1. rajkkhoja

            Thanks

  5. Laura Bloomsbury

    an interesting poetry style Selma and that notion of being anchored to our discontents is so prescient. Glad to hear that your health troubles are reversing to recovery

    1. Selma Martin

      Thanks Laura. “anchored to our discontents is so prescient.” 👏🏽

      Recovery—I can almost taste it 👏🏽

  6. writerravenclaw

    If you are sick there is nothing to be sorry about, and your poem is a story told by many.

  7. memadtwo

    Anger does weigh us down, and doesn’t make things better.
    Speaking of better, I’m glad you are on the mend. (K)

    1. Selma Martin

      So kind of you to say, K. Feeling better.
      Thanks for the comment. 🙇🏽‍♀️

  8. Miriam Hurdle

    Sorry to hear you’re very sick, Selma! I’m glad you’re feeling better. I appreciate your poem. Thank you for your voice on the serious matter.

    1. Selma Martin

      Thank you Miriam. Thanks for appreciating the poem. Bless you.

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