Pygmalion

† Pygmalion*†

(*Pygmalion was a Greek sculptor who made an ivory statue representing his ideal of womanhood and then fell in love with his own creation, which he named Galatea; He used to think about Galatea every single moment of his life, for what will happen if she will ever turn alive.)



I’m running into circles all around you,

Never knew that reaching you would be so hard.

But I’m not giving up to it so easily now,

I’m trying it one more time right from the start.





I know a day will come when I will see you alive,

When I will tell you how beautiful you are.

When all the walls and barriers will vanish,

And you would be here with me, not so much far.





You are so perfect and totally untouched,

Not merely a superlatively crafted ivory sculpture.

Whereas I’m just your another admirer,

With your image in my heart which is half ruptured.

Author's Note

Pygmalion has always been a play which always fascinated me, so I guess writing something about it, is very obvious. This poem is basically a part of a collection of my poems on which I was working a while back...

Reviews

[NoneOfYourBusiness akaK..]

Galatea has always captured my imagination as Pygmalion did yours~ for me the dream scape musings centered around her~ what if she were to become blood and flesh~ would he view her anymore as pure~ or would the mere fact of her beating heart pumping bood through her body turn him off~ and would she be resentful~ would she become steel . . . . I wrote a poem round about this back at University for eng. lit.~ I still have it in my wooden chest~ I'll have to dig it out~
anyhow~ fascinating poem around a fascinating tale~ engaging and one to stir the imagination~

[lessa (kenzie)]

You are so perfect and totally untouched,
Not merely a superlatively crafted ivory sculpture.
Whereas I’m just your another admirer,
With your image in my heart which is half ruptured.

WOW!!! So amazing this write is,
I love the flow and rhyme scheme as well.
very well said...

[no tell writer]

You are so perfect and totally untouched,
Not merely a superlatively crafted ivory sculpture.
Whereas I’m just your another admirer,
With your image in my heart which is half ruptured.

So amazing! very creative write here...
left me intrigued

[Unspoken poet]

You are so perfect and totally untouched,
Not merely a superlatively crafted ivory sculpture.
Whereas I’m just your another admirer,
With your image in my heart which is half ruptured.


LOVE This part, this whole write is amazing.

[m3lody mae]

Wow, so deeply and artistic displayed.

[M.A.Rathore]

The pygmalion is embodiment of God's real attribute. As He loves His creation so also Pygmalian does. We as a creator love our own creation. We circle around our desires to fulfill it until and unless it is done. Very nicely you draw a picture of this restlessness in the very beginning...

I’m running into circles all around you,
Never knew that reaching you would be so hard.
But I’m not giving up to it so easily now,
I’m trying it one more time right from the start."

More and more times our desire increases at length and we keep persueing.To achieve our desired goal we hanker after at madness's cost to see the one alive in front of our eyes. Hopefully we get it by removing all the hidden masks on it..

"I know a day will come when I will see you alive,
When I will tell you how beautiful you are.
When all the walls and barriers will vanish,
And you would be here with me, not so much far."


And the result of this long lasting effort comes true as a beautiful master-piece worthy to woo it..totally untouched..so fair..so new..

"You are so perfect and totally untouched,
Not merely a superlatively crafted ivory sculpture.
Whereas I’m just your another admirer,
With your image in my heart which is half ruptured."

Thus this piece of writing captures our attention with newness matter and manner employed by the poetess to accomplish her task.
Hope this will serve a nice motivation for more worthy writings. Please do favour me by going through my work.
Thanks.. Have a good day!
HAPPY DIWALI.......
-M.A.Rathore

[Mockingbird]

i never read pygmalion but it must've been such great torment to not be able to possess the 'woman' he fell in love with. you did an excellent job getting into the mind of the sculptor. great job.

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This is utterly amazing! I love the emotions in this

[cfix]

This is simply astouding! Love this write