Overheard
Malicious whispers
Between two
Co-workers
My heart grew cold at their words
Squeezing in my chest
Breathing stopped
Blackness obscured sight
My fists clenched
And unclenched
Thoughts swirled like a tornado
Unholy and wild
Office chair
Calmed me in this storm
I held on
Took a breath
Straightened my back and went out
“I heard what you said”
This is my response to this week’s W3 challenge: to write shadorma poems.
The shadorma is a compact Spanish syllabic form built from a six-line stanza with a strict syllable pattern: 3 / 5 / 3 / 3 / 7 / 5 (26 syllables total). It is typically unrhymed, and a poem may consist of a single stanza or a series of stanzas.
For this challenge, the theme is Sensory Details.
Write a close-up study of a single inanimate object or a very specific moment. Think small and focused rather than narrative or expansive. The power of the poem should come from sensory observation—what can be seen, heard, touched, smelled, or felt.
Yes, this actually happened. It was a specific moment and I tried to write the sensory details of it.
Hot Dogs and Marmalade 
Wow, good one! I think we’ve all been there.
Good one, Sally. What was their reaction?
Great poem, Sally! You captured that moment perfectly.
Yvette M Calleiro 🙂
http://yvettemcalleiro.blogspot.com
Oh Sally, you captured this so well, and I wish I were as brave as you, to face them, I tend to pretend I haven’t heard – which is not good… 💞
Trust me, I’ve done a lot of ignoring, but this situation has gone on long enough and been hurtful enough that I have needed to speak up now
Glad you have …
Courage!
Next stanza , please.
It would take a lot more than one stanza!
Respect! people need to be confronted sometimes in this life!
Yep!
Brilliantly captured Sally and also – Good for you in confronting them🙌
Nicely done!!
Wow, Sally! What a brilliant idea for a shadorma! I’m all for accountability; I give you a. lot of credit for speaking up. Kudos! Thanks so much for participating.
Sally, “My heart grew cold at their words / Squeezing in my chest” really stands out to me. I feel the hurt.
~David
hi, Sally❣️
Our new W3, hosted by our beloved Dennis, is now live until next Monday (March 23):
Much love,
David