Here is Colleen Chesebro’s Tanka Tuesday Weekly Poetry Challenge #238, Synonyms Only. The two words to work from were: Sanctuary & Follow.
I first came up with the line “collapsing onto the altar.” So, I decided this fit nicely into a Butterfly Cinquain 2/4/6/8/2/8/6/4/2. The picture was chosen for the dark mood.
HUNTED
I ran
bare feet bleeding
beaded white dress ragged
collapsing onto the altar
voices
Their cruel chase would continue
No longer my wedding
everyone dead
I ran
