The Scream
A sudden, deeply inhaled breath cools
the tender linings of the throat,
belying the violence to come.
A brief moment
s t r e t c h e s into a thousand
as adrenaline EXPLODES through veins
and the [[tightly-corked]] breath expands within
until, with a quivering, violent eruption,
it escapes.
Tumbling up the raw shaft
through which it had been stolen
with the force and fury of a hurricane,
it rushes wildly back towards freedom.
It grows, echoing, reaching for its release;
Finally rattling and pummeling past
the last, weak resistance of
vocal chords it splits the air with a
shrill, primal, guttural cry
And then…
Silence.
9.7.18
Contest: Write me an Emotion - Act
Sponsor: Brenda Chiri
Copyright © Jesse Rowe | Year Posted 2018
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