Tonight's Poet Corner: Sonnet Solstice #88
Skye Had Two Faces
by Belinda Roddie
Skye had two faces - one she would reveal
to the general world, and one she'd hide
behind a veil, for were it not concealed,
it'd give people a fright. One small girl cried
upon seeing Skye's second face. It could
not be defined by any poet's plume
without the fingers growing stiff like wood
against the pen, unable to resume
description. It was difficult to dwell
among the living with the dark cloth draped
over a face that just wanted to swell
with twisted happiness, one smile misshaped
against the other. Skye would try to thrive,
but she knew only one face would survive.
by Belinda Roddie
Skye had two faces - one she would reveal
to the general world, and one she'd hide
behind a veil, for were it not concealed,
it'd give people a fright. One small girl cried
upon seeing Skye's second face. It could
not be defined by any poet's plume
without the fingers growing stiff like wood
against the pen, unable to resume
description. It was difficult to dwell
among the living with the dark cloth draped
over a face that just wanted to swell
with twisted happiness, one smile misshaped
against the other. Skye would try to thrive,
but she knew only one face would survive.
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