violet

Member since December 3, 2009

Member for 16 years, 6 months

workshop leaders member

40 Poems

86 Comments

6 Followers

Most recent

The door

Posted Nov 25, 2024 · 7 lines · 3 critiques

My feet are melded to the concrete
as though a hundred stoney fingers
are fused to the soles

and the only way to step forward
is by tearing hard enough
to leave skin behind.

They only let go when I walk away.

violet’s timeline

December 2024
02 Mon

Anniversary
15 years of membership
November 2024
27 Wed

Received a critique
on The door from @Lavender
"Hello, Violet, What a great title! It says it all! I hope you made it through, in spite of bearing the pain. Thank you! Lavender"
26 Tue

Received a critique
on The door from @Rula
"This has a real feeling of pain to it. Hope it's not all biographical. Your last line shows however the determination to move on. I hope this to be the first step for new beginnings. I like the brevity of this. You've a…"
25 Mon

Posted a poem
The door
"My feet are melded to the concrete"
Open thread 7 lines
April 2024
10 Wed

Received a critique
on (....) from @Obadiah Grey
"Loved this! its a single malt with a hint of banana. Obi."
09 Tue

Posted a poem
(....)
"We don't say it"
Open thread 4 lines
January 2020
16 Thu

Posted a poem
Dylan who?
"He'd tell me about Dylan T"
Open thread 18 lines
December 2019
02 Mon

Anniversary
10 years of membership
December 2014
02 Tue

Anniversary
5 years of membership
December 2010
02 Thu

Anniversary
One year of membership
January 2010
04 Mon

First critique offered
on "War!" by @chrisbyrne
December 2009
27 Sun

Most-discussed work
Angel Of Flesh

11 critiques to date.
03 Thu

First publication
untitled* (adult content)
02 Wed

Joined Neopoet
Membership begins

First poem published 1 days later.