bodies and being free

to love and to be: we should all be free

my body

is not static,

strict, stoic,

or solid 

like yours

it has texture

waves, shifts,

curves, smooth

and rough edges

at once

my body

is mine:

neurotic, erotic

chaotic, hypnotic

platonic--take your

eyes off it

got it?

my body is

me; yours is

you, your own

I don’t wanna

possess you,

own you, bar you

hold you back

no--

I just want

to love you,

that’s all

take time while

time’s free,

a moment, or

a day while it’s

around, while you’re

around me.

that’s all I ask.

that’s all I need

all my body needs--

all that we require

and that includes

respect, more than

adoration or

commodification or

exploitation--

none of that.

only me

at the end of

the day, and you

dreaming your life

away, and our

bodies, our living

organic, singular

selves linked

by something

selfless

that starts with

us, our lives,

and is

in essence

impermanent. 

Author's Note

A little older, written to be spoken aloud (though I don't do spoken word poetry ironically; maybe that will one day change).

Reviews

[Antonio Valentino]

even the shape of the poem resembles curvature and plentitude..

“my body is
me; yours is
you, your own
I don’t wanna
possess you,
own you, bar you
hold you back
no"
I just want
to love you,
that’s all”


love, should come without condition, shouldn’t it

and without, strands, attached as well

“take time while
time’s free,
a moment, or
a day while it’s
around, while you’re
around me.”


that’s all that most ever want and need, time

attention undivided

too bad for some, the things that are free are the hardest to give away


“that’s all I ask.
that’s all I need
all my body needs"
all that we require
and that includes
respect, more than
adoration or
commodification or
exploitation"
none of that”

yes honor and worship me, but with respect

once we put someone on a pedestal, they start to look down on you..


“only me
at the end of
the day, and you
dreaming your life
away, and our
bodies, our living
organic, singular
selves linked
by something
selfless
that starts with
us, our lives,
and is
in essence
impermanent”


‘our
bodies, our living
organic, singular
selves linked
by something
selfless’

that is the essence of your piece here for me..

that relationship/love of two selves is without, self..

without the concern of, one singular, self

but instead the concern of, ourselves, together as one entity

ahhh.. how do you come up with this stuff.. that’s pretty magical


the romance of it all really is how, fleeting, essence is

as transient as the search for freedom is enduring..

like how you write very much, do i

:)

[Amanda Granger]

I'm glad you caught what I did with the shape! This poem holds a special place in my heart. I was just starting to realize what I really wanted and needed as an /individual/ in a relationship, and that was vastly important for me. I've grown so much since I wrote this in a relatively short amount of time. It's crazy, but it's just as much personal as it is romantic/in conjunction with someone else. Then there's the need to define and respect boundaries within the context of a relationship after one has grown to accept and love themselves. Funny what life teaches you.

too bad for some, the things that are free are the hardest to give away
So much of this^

I'm glad you like it. I love the way you read my writing. And your reviews are always stellar. Thank you so much. :)

[MOON]

Lovely write like love my mind not my body though you go deeper , the essence of love which is sometimes neither body or mind.

[Amanda Granger]

Thank you! Yes, to me love should transcend the body and the mind to this sort of connection based on understanding and respect as well. Our lives may be impermanent, but our love can still live on in a certain way, just as our lives can be remembered. I'm glad you enjoyed it. :)

[Emma Ruth]

I love this; your use of language is beautiful - very well written and enjoyable but there is a definite message there; more for the reader to gain from this poem than just language and imagery - thanks for sharing it :)