All Comments on 'House Arrest'

apple bucket walls? WTF!

Yawn. Sometimes prison is unrealistic satisfaction with less than good performance.

I feel the exact same way. Beautiful, Scarlett. Thank you. :)

I have been there, actually I still am! Great poem - real words, real feeling.

~Honey

Good work, good work. :-*

"happy apple bucket walls

an eat-in kitchen

justification of money spent

on eyeshadow

Living on

Reduced to

borrowed emotion"

This is some very good writing. :) It makes me want to see what else you've written.

of my dear friend who loves horses...blue

all else has been covered here. nice walls too......great piece......don

You go gurl~!!!

Loved this dip into *homeland*

Your wording is perfect.

The images here are *arresting*

Loved it~!!

Your poem was mentioned in the Sunday Reviews

du lac~

You really did this justice,

you captured those emotions

beautifully and skillfully turned

them into a wonderful piece of writing.

Excellent work!

Thanks

~ Jenn

Thank you for the best read of the day!

you write poetry as well as butta stories.

this is an excellent show of emotion and it's definitely felt within your beautiful words. very good use of metaphor and i like that apple bucket line.

I have felt this way exactly, more than once. Great poem!

i felt this way three days ago.

I think you speak for so many women who cannot find the voice to shout out, yet keep the words confined and feel they are alone. Many are imprisoned in the life they thought would be 'perfect'. You spoke for them.

I think it would be even more cogent without the "living on" line and you could use "place" instead of the first "home" to avoid the repeat of the word "home". (unless that was deliberate?)