Lost and Found

Author: Miri
Word Count: 186
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Lost and Found

Inspired by Graphic Scratch’s Recycled challenge. It came second!

Lost and Found belongs to the following groups:

Feminine Intent (LIMIT TWO IMAGES PER DAY), Graphic Scratch, The Word Tree and WMG

I took it to the curiosity shop
The one on the corner, gilded and gleaming with greed.
It sat on a shelf
Near a ladder of books with reptilian covers
And a candlestick.
She was browsing and found it
Soaking up wisdom, filtering knowledge.
She dusted it off
Hoping for a slight shine
And paid over the odds.

She dropped it off at a charity shop
Bruised
At the bottom of the box
Nestling soft toys and tiny shoes.
It stayed there
Calming echoing cries, soothing silent tears.
He was rummaging for a bargain and found it
Brimming with kindness
Flowing with hope.
Caging fingers, he held it close
Cheap at half the price.

He threw it out in the trash
Wrinkled and spent
Ashamed of the stink of deceit.
It rolled for a bit
Through peelings and plastic
Bleeding out discarded dreams.
I was looking for you and I found it
Bravely snarling
At circling scavengers.
Moulding gently, I shape it to fit
Free to a good home.

I recycled my heart you know
I didn’t tell you
You didn’t notice.

sandraellen

Miri, i like this too!—sandra
Miri replied

thanks so much Sandra, appreciate that :-)
deliriousgirl

Ohhhhh dang it!!! This hits me hard right in the gut!!! I love the great rhythm and the oh so precise words!
Miri replied

thanks DG, glad you like it…i was thinking of your heart, that jigsaw piece that chap did for you and the graphic scratch challenge and it all sort of fell out!!
Hayley Cafarella

This is ace! I love how once you get to the end you immediately have to go back and read it all again to give it its full meaning…very nice writing :)
Miri replied

thanks so much Rella! i debated whether to put that 3 liner at the end or beginning…& when i read through the rest I liked it best at the end!
Dayonda

Lovely one—but how true an experience that can be in life.
Miri replied

thanks very much, yes you’re so right, sad really, can be difficult to protect them!
jcmontgomery

Whoa…amazing concept Bex, and expressed so well, I could actually see it in my head each time as it was tossed, and then found. Beautiful!
Miri replied

thanks so much for such a lovely comment (& for faving!), it means a lot that you can see it cos it was so clear in my head, thanks lady!
Zolton

I like it, too. I thought it was a book (symbolically), so I was picturing that. When I read it again, the image was a lot different.
Miri replied

ah that’s an interesting one! i love hearing what people see! thanks so much!
Cathryn Swanson

Really good Miri, I felt the sadness too.
Miri replied

thanks so much Chanel, really appreciate that. it is a bit sad isn’t it..i nearly ended on a happy note but decided that it took something away from the words!
Alison Pearce

Wonderful piece Bex!
Miri replied

thanks Alison, even tho it’s quite sad, i enjoyed writing this one!
ManaMoon

The constantly recycled emotions ones heart goes through…...but thankfully…. one mans trash is another mans treasure. Nice one Miri
Miri replied

thanks very much, really appreciate that :-)
TeriLee

Fantastic!!!! So creative, the flow is incredible….the kind of poem you want to read over and over…great job!!! Good luck on the contest :) xo
Miri replied

thankyou so much, such a lovely comment :-)
WanderingAuthor

I thought it was a book, too, at first, but your idea is so much more powerful. Excellent poem.
Miri replied

thanks very much! it’s really interesting hearing what’s in people’s minds! i’m glad that i put those 3 lines at the end now, debated whether to start with them, but think this works better!
Bob Fox

Wow. I like the way you revealed various layers of the heart’s personality. The water was deep and immediately made clear by the twist. I was also expecting a prose entry for the challenge— so your poetic submission was also a bit of a twist in itself. Nice piece!
Miri replied

thanks Robert for such a lovely comment! i actually find it quite hard to write prose for this group…must challenge myself to do that one day!
mstrace

This is an excellent piece of writing. Its cadence, the imagery and the ending was brutal and beautiful. I loved this!
Miri replied

thanks very much for such a lovely comment! really appreciate it :-)
PJ Ryan

lovely !!

congratulations on the challenge win

xx
Miri replied

thanks sweetie! it made me very smiley!!!