New Age NostalgiaA Poem by ColetteThis is like a conversation between 2 sides of the brain from past and present, can be read from top to bottom or as 2 separate poems--1 left aligned, the other indented.
He wants to take me to a strip bar He hasn’t even taken me for coffee
I have been a deliberate coquette since I was 4 years old I sat next to a neighbor boy at the piano, watching him tap the ebony and ivory keys I tackled him, to move in for a kiss that was not received
He doesn’t know how to deliver affection He doesn’t know how to play...with me
I played cars...with boys Climbed trees...buildings I have been a boy girl since I was 5 years old
He wants me to send him raunchy photos He wants to believe his dick will bring me closer to God
I went to mass with my mother Loved her more than any Lord that could possibly exist Believed in her love, questioned everything else since I was 6... When my Me’Me’ died
He hasn’t asked what I’ve seen...where I’ve been He doesn’t know where I’m trying to go
I studied National Geographic magazine Went to the Kennedy Space Center I was perhaps an agnostic Catholic when I was 8 years old
He ignores, but doesn’t want to be ignored He hasn’t been taught how to treat a woman proper
I’ve been a rebel since I was 13 I made a fast exist at 16 Control by force wasn’t fitting for me
He wants my lips, my hands...my hips He doesn’t engage my mind, my heart...my soul
I’ve been lugubrious since I was 3 years old... when I saw a ghost of a man standing by my crib
I am sentient as all animals... and clairsentient in my enlightened years... I feel the suffering of others...and shared energy with a whale
He doesn’t want to know anything about me He can’t peel back any of my layers.... He can’t even get close enough to touch one.
I am a zedonk. I am black and white... and full of grey matter
I am a unique masterpiece under an azure sky... but rarely looked up to, until I die.
He can’t see...ME because I’m inside this body.... my spirit...free and his mind... can only think of what his dick wants to do to...me © 2012 ColetteAuthor's Note
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1 Review Added on January 2, 2012 Last Updated on January 2, 2012 Tags: strong female, women's issues AuthorColettePhoenix, AZAbout"The poet...is not nearly so concerned with describing facts as with creating images and establishing mental connections." from the book "Uncertainty" by David Lindley I'm in love with metaphors.. more..Writing
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