She stops and leans against the wall,
afraid to move, she longs to call
his name
Panting, breathless, from the climb,
she views the place now left behind
in shame
Knuckles white as they grip the vines,
entangled as the love that binds
her heart
Soundless stretch the moments, long,
she wonders could she have been wrong
to part
The life she left was commonly bland
but safe and predictable in this wicked land
of heartache
When a shadow fell across the stone,
she shivered, now chilled to the bone
with dread
The unexpected grip on her arm
filled her heart with stark alarm-
”I’m dead!”
The hand that stopped her frightened cry
was not the one she longed to fly
far from
It was gentle as the eyes that plead,
warm as the lips pressed to her head,
he’d come!
“My horse is there,” his words were hot
against her ear… there came a shot!
They ran!
She buried her face in the folds of his cloak
breathing wool and sweat, and neither spoke
a word
The distant shouts and yapping of hounds
faded behind them until the only sounds
she heard-
the clopping of hooves and the beat of her heart
for the life she hoped would be a fresh start
with promise.
”Did you do it,” he asked as they fled the past
“He’s dead,” she murmured. “I’m free at last…”
Unless they find us
copyright CKP 2024
Dreaming Reality 
19 responses to “The Escape/#TDWC”
I can almost hear someone like Marty Robbins singing this. Great rhythm! (I might have just aged myself lol) Let’s insert Garth or a Brad Paisley??
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😀Well if you did then you are in good company. 😉I’d be happy with a Conway Twitty rendition, rest his sexy soul. Better yet, Kris Kristofferson. Yeah… Thanks for the follow!
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You’re welcome and yes! God bless the ballad crooners 💕
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I so enjoyed this! Wonderful prose and rhythm of the words. You built such wonderful suspense and left us hanging with that last line.
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Thank you! I’m so glad you enjoyed this. ❤️
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What an exciting poem, Cheryl — and Brenda’s door photo is lovely. Hugs.
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Thank you Teagan! 🤗❤️
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Nicely crafted. I thought the rhythm and flow of your words were very evocative of adrenaline.
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Thank you! I was hoping to pull the reader along smoothly.
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Wow!
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Glad you liked it, Jennie.
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Hangs head your first book is still in my TBR pile.
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No worries Deborah. I’m honored to be in the pile! 😀
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This is a very good combination, Cheryl. A beautiful photo and a wonderful story in poetic form. Thanks for joining the challenge.
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The only thing I forgot was to add The photographer’s name.
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I’ll add that in the table.
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Thanks so much, Dan.
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Oh this is so good! I want to know what happens next!! Great doorway to go with the story as well.
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Thanks Deborah. I have two hanging in limbo on my blog now. Lol gotta finish Book two of my series first.
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