Crib Death

Dark
caverns
discovered
in consciousness.
Unintentional
holes of forgotten crimes
suddenly plague his disguise;
a man of moral fortitude.
Flaring visions did surface and rip
buried transgressions of sordid nature.
A shared bedroom with newborn sibling,
cries in the darkness, overcome;
looming shadow on crib’s edge.
Passage of seasons, age
reveal bitter truth;
suffocation.
Premature
plunge to
peace.


Writer's Group Exercise: Crescendo, Decrescendo
Syllable to match line #1-10 and back down to one:
Line 1 = 1 syllable
Line 2 = 2 syllables
Line 3 = 3 syllables
and so on up to line 10 and then
Line 11 = 9 syllables
Line 12 = 8 syllables
Line 12 = 7 syllables
and so on down to 1 syllable for line 19

Exercise your write brain