Triolet 🍀25- Cold Steel

Written by Carolyn Crossley VixenOfVerse

#triolet

Cold steel, makes me stand still.
The fear bubbles up within me.
I am seeing but feeling no will.
Cold steel, makes me stand still.
There's one up the spout, to kill.*
I close my eyes so I cannot see.
Cold steel, makes me stand still.
The fear bubbles up within me.

I must stand still and to attention.
Any move could be death or life.
I breathe, calm my mind of tension.
I must stand still and to attention.
What is this husband's intention 
To send to kingdom come - his wife?
I must stand still and to attention 
Any move could be death or life.

©🦊VixenOfVerse, 2023

*One up the spout is an army expression which means the weapon has been cocked and the bullet is already inside the muzzle waiting to be fired by pulling the trigger.*

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