Saturday 2 April 2022

NaPoWriMo 2022 - Day 2

 April 2, 2022 - Write a poem based on a word featured in a tweet from Haggard Hawks, an account devoted to obscure and interesting English words.

imbosk - to hide in trees or undergrowth
obnubilate - hid in cloud or mist

Hiding in Plain Sight

Behind us
   inside us
     live others
who aren't us
We hide 
    barely discernible
our features blurred
like an obnubilated moon
   on those nights
     where stars are no longer visible
We know they're there
Just as we know
   our other selves 
      are there
Afraid to emerge
Shyness not ready to shine
an imbosked hare
     waiting for predators to pass
my frail insides
would be eaten
             immediately

2 comments:

Leon Stevens said...

Obnubilated sounds like an insult: Quit being so obnubilated.

Lisa said...

I may just use that in the future :)