Innocent Naïveté

Innocent Naïveté

A Poem by Susanna Correya

Susceptible to sugarcoated venom,
Always on the side of the blade rather than the side of the hilt,
Being given a band-aid after being given a stab.

That viscus inside is bullet-pocked, but still beating;
You revet fortresses of fortitude for them to be spider-cracked
During another's target practice.

Pin cushion and punching bag of animate flesh,
You take draughts too frequently from another's bitter cup.
Why make yourself a cuspidor, a silent butler or a hot-water-bag?

Why, in your naivety, be the tissue that mops up another's salt water?
For, after you're used and reduced to pulp,
You find yourself among all things used and refused.

© 2016 Susanna Correya


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Susceptible to sugarcoated venom?
revet fortresses of fortitude?

ahan, very nice. intriguing choice of thoughts you have to distort... in the name of deep-seated words. liked it!

may be, we're all living in the world where "naivety" has nothing to do with "innocence", perhaps, innocence is oft. seemed to be so overwhelmed with... a tuft of "naivety" which further & farther has us lost somewhere in its juxtaposition. nice imagery here!

Posted 8 Years Ago


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Susceptible to sugarcoated venom?
revet fortresses of fortitude?

ahan, very nice. intriguing choice of thoughts you have to distort... in the name of deep-seated words. liked it!

may be, we're all living in the world where "naivety" has nothing to do with "innocence", perhaps, innocence is oft. seemed to be so overwhelmed with... a tuft of "naivety" which further & farther has us lost somewhere in its juxtaposition. nice imagery here!

Posted 8 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.


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Susanna Correya
Susanna Correya

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India



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Expression always leaves a lasting impression. I'm your typically atypical seventeen-year-old with an unhealthy obsession/fetish for writing and reading. more..

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