Morse Code of Distress (ROUND 2)
Let's workshop this poem about a man driven by primal desperation to engage in destructive behavior as a means of escaping a life he finds unbearable but lacks enough courage to leave directly.
Morse Code of Distress In twilight’s bustle blooms this boyhood compulsion to scrape the weapon, concealed in your hoodie clutch, along the urban textures— bricks, railings, dumpsters—lining a subliminal hunt for the irrevocable to pluck you from a life you lack the nerve to exit.
Morse Code of Distress is a concise, evocative poem that captures the turmoil and desperation of a young man. It highlights his compulsive need to scrape a concealed weapon against the rough textures of the urban environment. This act, set against the twilight backdrop, symbolizes his search for a decisive action that could end his life, a life from which he feels trapped and unable to escape on his own. The poem powerfully conveys themes of distress, compulsion, and the silent cries for help through the man's actions.