Invisibility cloaks his smile, smile
that betrays his nonchalance for her, her
frustration keeps him engaged, engaged
with hope of a future nevermore, more
or less a challenge to her heart, hurt
©04/02/2020
Singed from a touch that is no more,
more
time inflames the pain of absence,
since
he retreated and she regretfully withdrew,
drew
imaginary lines of need and desire,
sire
without his damsel in distress,
stress
flows from his fingers to paper,
per…
haps he is now free to write,
right?
©04/02/2020
*Day 2 challenge to write in Echo Poetic form with the theme “challenging people”.
Whiskey Tales and Spells 
Both beautifully written and very clever.
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Thank you. I found this form to be frustrating as it took me away from my typical way of thinking/feeling while writing poetry.
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You know, I always find the same thing whenever I try to use a particular form..
The effect of what you did was beautiful, regardless.
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Interestingly enough, this immediately brought a specific person to my mind… so, thank you for that! 😌
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Not sure that is such a good thing since it is about “challenging people” (or a challenging person in my case, as well)
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I think it’s good writing if it becomes personal for the reader. More than just words. Yes, it certainly brought one particular person from my past to mind, a challenging person as you put it, but not all the memories are bad. There is pain mixed in with the heartbreak (in my case) but also some residual sighs and gentle smiles. So for that, yes, I am thankful.
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