
One of the poetic forms I really enjoyed experimenting with recently was the Kyrielle. I decided to focus on the toxic emotion that is shame when exploring this form and it felt good to play it at its own game! For those of you that don’t yet know this form, here’s a brief description:
French. Syllabic. A poem written in quatrain stanzas. Each line has a count of eight syllables. The last line of the first quatrain is the refrain, and it reappears as the last line of each quatrain. Usually it is rhymed. The poem can have any number of stanzas.
Shame-shaming Kyrielle
It bullies and it follows you
It urges you to hide away
Diminishes and hollows you
Let’s shed some light on it today!
It doesn’t serve you, this you know
It twists your guts in harmful ways
You wish the bloody thing would go!
Let’s shed some light on it today!
For you are not the threats it makes
although it sends your mind astray
The naming of it courage takes
Let’s shed some light on it today!
Its voice dramatic and unfair
Its accusations over-played
It’s getting smaller over there
Now you’ve shed light on it today!
It cowers now that you’ve reclaimed
Your higher-self is not afraid
For love’s more powerful than shame
and you’ve stepped into Light today!
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Thanks John 🙂
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You are very welcome.
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