“Extreme” by Jaime Clark, used by permission. *
SCREWED OVER AGAIN (a shadorma)
She seems fine
Beneath the surface
heartbroken
and punctured
He dug deep in his toolbox
Used piercing hardware
© 2012 Amy Barlow Liberatore/Sharp Little Pencil
Imaginary Garden with Read Toads asked for a shadorma based on one of many photos by talented photographer Jaime Clark, who graciously allowed all toads (!) to use on our blogs. Hooray for sharing! I’ll return the favor with a link to Jaime’s site below. This is, as always, also posted at my poetic woodshop, Poets United. Peace, Amy
* View more of Jaime’s magnificent photography HERE AT HER SITE.
Sharp Little Pencil 
vivinfrance
Screwed over or screwed together? 🙂
Debbie
Excellent!
kaykuala
Hoping they’re still friends. Nicely done Amy!
Hank
brian miller
its a whole different story once you get below the surface….
lolamouse
You’re right! We were definitely on the same wavelength with this one! Sometimes things are more interesting beneath the surface.
Roger Green
Yes, I wonder about how screwed over (or screwed up) we are below the surface. Article in the NY Times re Colorado shooter – sorry, ALLEGED Colorado shooter: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/27/us/before-gunfire-in-colorado-theater-hints-of-bad-news-about-james-holmes.html
artsmith7
Love it
SaraV
Yikes! Piercing is always one of those words that makes me cringe. Great take on the prompt-those inner layers 🙂
lmkazmierczak
I wood like to mention how rusty that screw looks….been in there for a while♫
Grace
Again…that doesn’t seem to be the best situation ~ Nice take ~
Mary
Strong writing here, Amy! As Grace said…doesn’t sound ideal!
ella
Wow Amy….
I know that drill..
Well Done
Marian
yikes!
Kerry O'Connor
This is such an excellent use of the form. I like the added impact achieved by separating it into 3 stanzas. Of course, the multiple readings of the final lines adds shock value on its own. Very cool poem. Thanks for your participation and your comments on Real Toads. Appreciated.
El Guapo
Ouch. Second stanza is very vivid!
Sherry Blue Sky
Ouch! Been there. I definitely “felt” this poem!!!! Amy, I love how you always mention Poets United in your posts. That always warms my heart and makes me smile. Thank you. I love that place too. It opened up the world to me.
margaret
Perfect pairing with the photo – and all to true in real life.
purplepeninportland
Excellent artwork and matching poem.
Susan
Beneath the surface things are not fine! And it seems he punctured her deliberately! Grrr
Bodhirose
Oh, gosh…he dug deeper to inflict more “punctures.” Malicious and cruel…
Green Speck
Imaginative !!!
dulcinaandgnome
Meaningful Shadorma full of metaphors about VAW; very well written, Amy.
I chose the same pic and if you are interested in reading it, here’s the Blogger link:
http://dulcinasgarden.blogspot.com.es/2012/08/underside.html
Nice to meet you here.
🙂
Polly Robinson
Like the pic you selected ~ great Shadorma 😉 x