promise to care
promise complete
complete control
complete the puzzle
puzzle not broken
puzzle to solve
solve a riddle
solve for x
x too harsh
x to avoid
avoid the camera
avoid the lights
lights blind me
lights to condemn
condemn this kindness
condemn assigned gender
gender all pink
gender dirty snake
snake hiss hiss
snake settled around
around my wrist
around my neck
neck very vulnerable
neck all exposed
exposed and tense
exposed to bite
bite now sharp
bite catches breath
breath of fingers
breath born
born from pain
born of submit
submit as play
submit to implement
implement the hoax
implement an escape
escape to freedom
escape the pain
pain in chest
pain to agree
agree to diminish
agree to hide
hide from him
hide away heart
heart in cage
heart safe
safe cracking
safe in ice
ice
cracking
Holygoodness! This was a TON of fun to read! I had to go back through it several times to catch all the wordplay and then the connections between each of the lines/groups and then to catch the flow or train of thought going on. It seems so simple, but this is complex! That final separation of words was like a mic drop. So cool! I’ll be borrowing this style – does it have a formal name or is this something you made up – ? I’ve not seen it before.
Thanks so much for your feedback!!!!!
The poem form is called a blitz poem. The “rules” are here… https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.writersdigest.com/.amp/write-better-poetry/poetic-form-the-blitz-poem