The Scorpion

By fifteen stars across the darkened sky

The fate and features of mid-Autumn born

Are firmly marked, and through the spans of morn

And night prove more profound than meets the eye.

 

Enthralling as the solemn dusking day,

Determined as contenders for the win,

Protective as the boon ’twixt kith and kin,

Loquacious but when prompted with a say.

 

And yet, beneath the wonders of their soul,

Beneath the dynamism of their flair,

There lies the raging hunger for control.

 

And curled behind the twinkle of their stare,

The shadow of a sting foreshows its role:

Should any sting a Scorpio- beware!

-EDP

Reviews

[Amanda Trerotola]

I love how you expressed the life of a Scorpio. Great imagery too!

[emipoemi]

Thank you!! Glad you enjoyed it.

[Lorry]

Nicely done. I refuse to read my horoscope, just because it infuriates my sister so much. She will have a thrombosis if I don't listen to her reading them. I just tell her it is all self perpetuating prophecy, which makes people believe there is something in them. But shh! don't tell her, I always read them after she has left though :)

[emipoemi]

lol.....that why you were drawn to this poem? So glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for reading.

[Lorry]

You're welcome :)

[Chris Shaw]

Excellent expression here emipoemi. I very much enjoyed the read. I live with two teenage scorpio's. They haven' t developed a full sting yet. However I recall an early relationship, where scorpio man had much magnetic charm, but he was controlling and my goodness that sting in the tail. Some captivating imagery you have provided for your readers. Well done.

Chris

[emipoemi]

Thank you! So glad you enjoyed. (the sting only shows itself when provoked.....so best not sting them in any way)

[H L Rose]

I like the feel of this one. I thought “twinkle of their stare” was a great line, keeping the stary image in the mind alive. I think it nicely describes the Scorpio sign. Though I’m not a fan of zodiacs.

A girl who was really into zodiac signs found out I was a Scorpio and though she would constantly say “your libra side is just really strong”, she totally distanced herself from me. 😂 So I’m a bit biased against them.

“Should ever sting a Scorpio” I thought was a good line too. I like the whole sting a Scorpio even though scorpions are the ones that are suppose to sting sorta thing.

This is lovely and I enjoyed reading it!

[emipoemi]

Thank you! Glad you did! Yeah, the "should any sting a Scorpio" line is supposed to be a fun play on the fact that since scorpions sting, no one should "sting" (as in provoke) them in any way or get stung back ;)
But I didn't know you were a Scorpio! Cool!

[H L Rose]

Yep, though I don’t really see it as reflecting my personality. “Calm”, “cool”, “DESCISIVE”? Not to mention my sister literally lectured me the other day about not retaliating because I “let people walk over me”, sooooooo
But I’m guessing your a Scorpio since you wrote this, so cool!

[emipoemi]

That I am! Awesome!

[Tough on paint]

The fear of the sting is a solem reminder of trust, control and finality.

[lightsong]

I found many characters to fit me perfectly, others are so far from me, then I learned that there are many others things that affect You beside Your zodiac sign, if You are familiar with birth chart and numerology for example, You will know what I mean. we are being misunderstood because of our sign "name", still I'm proud to be a Scorpion, and never for a moment I wish I'm not!

[emipoemi]

I am familiar with those charts. And yeah, high-five for Scorpio! I too am proud to be under such a sign. So glad you enjoyed the poem. Thanks for reading.

[lightsong]

Hello my Scorpion friend, nice to meet You :)

If the day when You posted this was Your birthday, then happy belated birthday! ✨✨✨

[emipoemi]

Thank you! (You're quite right, it was).