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This is for the ink beneath my collarbone, Truth Serum + the Probability Formula.

did you conquer
my own fears for me
or are you fear itself
so many mistook for
(answers, heaven)

but it is
Athena’s Aegis
beautiful
and deadly
so you choose
a mirror
to see a mere reflection
of what it can do
to others
but not you, not you
afraid
of stone hearts

i fill mine
with courage
so i may hold
her head amidst
the hiss of her hair
to cradle her face
and kiss her on repeat
so she closes her eyes
and my flesh remains soft

but if she decides
to open those lids
and catch me
turning before her
so be it
my hand will never let go
skin or stone
forever in my embrace
blessed to have looked at Medusa
eye to eye

(c) 2012
Vivien Marie Lopez

Reviews

[Patrick Henry]

I like this poem, and then..... and then I read "spit or swallow". lol Is this a poem about being in the throes of an orgy in progress while a friend is sick? xo -Mark

[Vivien Marie Lopez]

Thank you and... Well "Spit Or Swallow" is the title of my blog, where this poem was first posted. :D you can drop by and check it out at http://omgvivienlopez.wordpress.com/ :D

[Vivien Marie Lopez]

I have the formula of the Truth Serum and Probability tattooed on my chest, so this is written for my own search for truth, the absolute truth so to say, the great unknown, if we ever get to stumble upon it. :D