My Joan of Arc

My Joan of Arc

A Poem by Coyote Poetry
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Just words

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     My Joan of Arc

She painted her make-up upon perfect skin. She turned to me and she told me . "I need my war face tonight. I rarely show my real face to anyone. I used to pray for perfect life. Now I pray to keep death away and find reasons to live."

She was my leather and lace. She was my black in heart beauty.  I told her. No perfect life my dear love. All of us had sins and create pain and hell. No perfect soul.  I have begged for mercy in the fire of love and I had ran from true salvation. You cannot repair the deeds of foolishness.

She laughed at my words and she came close to me. Whispered. "I use to pray for someone like you. Someone who would accept my scars and my heavy weight of regret. But, dead hearts and blind eyes cannot know love. You cannot save me. I don't want to be saved."

I kissed her tender lips and I brought her close. I told her. I have been dead for many years my love. My true face have been lost. I'm just a ghost of what I was. You and I. We are just people who almost had it all and now we must find some laughter, dance with the midnight moon and pray to the stars. To shed the skin of old and reborn anew.

She smiled and laughed. She questioned me. "Can we shred our old skin and be born innocence my love? Can we forgive the past deeds and forget the sins done?"

I told her. Sins and bad actions cannot be forgotten. We must move on and try not to repeat the same mistakes. Life is just lessons to make us wiser. Old poet wisdom. Life is tragedy, life is gestures of love and to live without fear. We must expose our true self. Open locked doors. Allow love to be sang into the blood, into the skin and we must eat love and life with a desperate need or we shall die. Tonight sweet lady we shall drink and dance. Forget the yesterday bad dreams.

Pretty woman smiled and she asked me. "Can Joan of Arc know peace? Burned body and heart, can it be rebirth in the flame of Summer hope and foolish Poet wish?"

Two people left the motel room. Hand in hand. Old Poet said a silent prayer. Please God of life and death. Forgive us who have sins. Life is hard and forgiveness is harder."

                           John Castellenas/Coyote

© 2016 Coyote Poetry


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Words, and not just any words.
I loved it. As usual, there's always a few lines that get my eyes stuck on them...
And this time the sneaky thing masked itself as a seemingly "regular " line

" You cannot repair the deeds of foolishness."

but it's true, and almost perfectly explains the whole beginning of the piece, in a single sentence.
Well penned.

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1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Coyote Poetry

7 Years Ago

Thank you Kossuth. I appreciate the comment.
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7 Years Ago

Always a pleasure my friend :)



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This is just awesome, I really enjoyed this write, Very vivid imagery in this.

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Coyote Poetry

7 Years Ago

Thank you Kitseth. All of us need a kind voice and a friend.
Karmee

7 Years Ago

I so agree with that
Very bitter sweet. I love the image you paint of them both. Two souls still half living on a world of pain. I think many of us can relate. Thank you for a lovely read.

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Coyote Poetry

7 Years Ago

Thank you Anna. I appreciate the comment.
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Words, and not just any words.
I loved it. As usual, there's always a few lines that get my eyes stuck on them...
And this time the sneaky thing masked itself as a seemingly "regular " line

" You cannot repair the deeds of foolishness."

but it's true, and almost perfectly explains the whole beginning of the piece, in a single sentence.
Well penned.

Posted 7 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Coyote Poetry

7 Years Ago

Thank you Kossuth. I appreciate the comment.
D

7 Years Ago

Always a pleasure my friend :)
This is beautifully written!

Posted 7 Years Ago


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Coyote Poetry

7 Years Ago

Thank you Ru. I appreciate the comment.
This is so nicely written. I always admired Joan of Arc.
I love these lines:

" Sins and bad actions cannot be forgotten. We must move on and try not to repeat the same mistakes. Life is just lessons to make us wiser. Old poet wisdom. Life is tragedy, life is gestures of love and to live without fear. We must expose our true self. Open locked doors."

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Coyote Poetry

7 Years Ago

Thank you Shabeeh. I appreciate the comment.
Beautifully written and so true.
Thank You for sharing :))!

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Coyote Poetry

7 Years Ago

Thank you for reading. I appreciate the kind words.
People are full of emotional pain yet feel the need to hide behind a social mask for fear of rejection. Great poem Coyote

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Coyote Poetry

7 Years Ago

Thank you my friend. I agree with your thoughts.
reads like a play on a lot of peoples lives john,we all look for this joan of ark or john of ark
and we can start new,but only if we believe

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Coyote Poetry

7 Years Ago

I agree my friend and thank you for reading.
I love this. I can't help but think of Kant. You are the second person recently to remind me of him. Such a deep piece. The dialogue alone is spectacular. It almost reads as a noir or something similar, but not quite. My favorite line is "sins & bad actions cannot be forgotten." - a pillar of my life.

Overall, I love how this beautifies something the reader is left to assume is imperfect. It is the best it can be and my goodness is your final line ever so true - "Life is hard
& forgiveness is harder."

This is quite outstanding. I would love to have a cup of tea with you. You are so insightful.

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PhoenixDown

7 Years Ago

The only state, I have yet to enter. I have been to the others -- some only driving through or stayi.. read more
Coyote Poetry

7 Years Ago

Monterey, California. Poets, writers and musicians. I spend my best day from 1992-1994. The ocean ne.. read more
PhoenixDown

7 Years Ago

Oh I am a sucker for the ocean. Thank you Coyote. Truly. I have never had a real reason or interest .. read more
It's that thought, even when we present to the world what we want them to see, or indeed think, underneath our smiles and skin, we never change, fabulous.

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Coyote Poetry

7 Years Ago

Thank you Thomas. I appreciate the comment.

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