#13. Write a Blitz Poem about death.
a Blitz poem has no punctuation, and should be read very quickly, pausing only to breathe.
Inevitable Predicament
Death is blind
Death is inevitable
Inevitable as our grief
Inevitable we will weep
Weep for the unknown
Gone why
Why me
Why now
Missing family
Missing life
Life ends in death
Haunts memories
Minds unravel
Defy death
Defy steals
steals life
steals joy
Abandoned life
Abandoned sanity
Sanity questioned
Sanity unravels
Unravels life
Unravels relationships
Relationships questioned
Relationships in doubt
Doubt of heaven
Doubt stops
Stops breathing
Stops seeking
seeking the known
seeking a future
future shredded
future abominable
abominable circumstances
abominable predicament
predicament unknown
predicament terminated
unknown … terminated …
now this was such an unusual style I really enjoyed writing it!
another for Val’s ASH challenge!
aroused 
The Blitz format works well with the topic, Kate. Very visceral and well-expressed. You nailed it! 🙂 Have a great weekend!
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Quite the emotional roller coaster of words unravelling at a steady pace…in the knee-jerk pain of death, there is heaven for those that believe. Your steady outpouring of words works well for this particular subject…a sort of tumble-jumble of thoughts without a breath in between. The light is there at the end of the ride…we breathe new life, begin again…In God’s Holy House.
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thanks Linda … we leave the aches and pains of the physical body and move on in grace 🙂
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bang! this sounds so smooth and powerful at the same time. i can feel the emotional cascade.
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wow thanks for such praise, really appreciated!
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An interesting write and read…but so wonderful, too.
(((HUGS))) 🙂
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It’s a screen
It’s a scene
I’m but sand
The sun sees
But can it
Think like me
What do we see
If the sun can’t see
I loved this
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oh nice one, well done!
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That’s fantastic, Kate!
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I’ve only played with this particular style of poetry a few times…many moons ago. It’s definitely intriguing the movement it creates and the layered pattern of messages that comes through as a result.
There are definitely many layers of pain, sorrow, and defeat felt here in the movement of your poem my dear Kate.❤️
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that’s the exact reason I love this form Jenna, so keen to use it on other more uplifting topics 🙂
Death is not defeat, just step in our journey to the next big adventure 🙂
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Very true, it’s a natural part of the journey 😊
I experimented a lot with different styles when I was in college…still do when the mood fits. 😉
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Death
The End.
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Oh wow Kate…you took my breath away… i love reading it out loud ..😊😊😊
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Well, I use a screen reader, so all I needed was turn on the automatic reader and voila!
It was sure different!
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it is indeed Jina … how fascinating, so you heard an AI reading of my poem? I did record one poem and posted it but very few read/listened 😦
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Which one is it?
Share the link, please!
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my recording is at the very end
https://aroused.blog/2021/07/03/bravery/
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Thank you for sharing this, Kate 🙂
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All my interactions with a screen has an AI interference 😉 I’m even starting to speak like it 😀
I didn’t see any button to play a recording of the poem. Was it for this one?
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no not this one … this is the link
https://aroused.blog/2021/07/03/bravery/
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Oh, my! You totally blitzed the blitz form! Smashing, sis! 🙂
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Kate I read the poem in one go and found it very beautiful. A new kind of genre, Blitz. True poem on Death. Life that ends with Death. Death is a celebration.
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I started with a nice pace but fell off along the way. Apologies for no finishing this in one breath 😀
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I am in a predicament
I can not read quick enough
to get through the blitz
and my banana splitz
has begun to ferment
I have to have skin cancer op’ tomorrow … I’ll have a little hole in my neck ..
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This is a great style, Kate. Well done.
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Awesome!! I really enjoyed your take on this topic and you did a wonderful job on making the poem form work for you instead of fighting against it!! It really flows!
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Love the flow of your poem Kate.
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I enjoyed this style. I just immersed myself in the flow of words and it simply became a feeling.
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yes thanks that’s what’s so appealing about it … I’m keen to use this format on brighter topics!
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Kate, I read this poem as quickly as possible. I struggled at times because I felt more helpless with each verse. The verses had taken over, and I felt like there was no escape. Hmm, sort of reminds of surviving the daily “rat race.”
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It seems to bring an urgency to the writing. Great example Kate
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