Friday, February 24, 2023

Blade

 Another February Album Writing Month (FAWM) one hour skirmish. The prompt was one word, "Blade."

Trying to land while another jet is taking off

Hoping the crosswind doesn't kick up and 

Two jets touch like blades of grass.

Adjusting the landing path

Does the trick

But for those who knew what happened

They're shaking like blades of windblown grass


Close call

The blade doesn't always need to be sharp

Just seeing the blade up close

Is scary enough.


Trying to get out the door without being seen or heard

Hoping he doesn't come home unexpectedly and see

She can't handle any more words that cut deep

Deep into her heart and mind

They might just be words

But they're sharp as a blade

Being jabbed and turn into her heart. 


Close call

The blade doesn't always need to be sharp

Just seeing the blade up close

Is scary enough.


Chef in the kitchen using his own knives

Says the blades need to be sharpened, to cut thin and precise.

Cook in the kitchen using what's supplied

The blades aren't always sharp

Some aren't straight.

But he's learned how to hold them

To get the blade to cut just right.


But he knows for a Close call

The blade doesn't always need to be sharp

Just seeing the blade up close

Can be scary enough.


Don't want to crash and burn

Don't want to get cut deeper

Don't want to take get cut at all

They watch that blade carefully.


for a Close call

The blade doesn't always need to be sharp

Just seeing the blade up close

Can be scary enough.