my body stands as an activist
mapped out to protest and endure
honesty shown in every drop of ink
tatooed cartography over flesh
intrinsic map of global configuration,
do not trace routes with that
accusing finger it’s irony stains
will ruin my contours and relief,
be it earth or beyond the
airless limits i reside
and listen to the voices beyond
and those that pray,
eyes behold what lies before
and i will not yield,
listen to me and live as i say
i am your journey
to that everlasting place
within that olive texture skin
my breasts will show milk
from which kindness is drawn
but kindness is not unlimited
it ends feudal and bitter,
take me into your homes
and i will protect fear turns
at my image,
and i will be here forever more
my body my life
never in stasis always a flux
Love this one. Talk about wearing your heart on your sleeve!
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Again thank you wonderful to see you drop in
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Stellar Poetry!
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thank you and you did wonderfully as well
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Turning one’s body into performance art is the ultimate sacrifice – that every drop of ink forms something better than the future could offer. The poem makes the point that “The hoary hand of Time, having writ//and no man can alter any word of it.”
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we are all performers as was said all the worlds a stage and we put in our own performances every day
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“within that olive texture skin..my breasts will show milk..from which kindness is drawn..but kindness is not unlimited..it ends feudal and bitter..” – i especially liked this Chris.. a very, very fine take on the prompt.. and the image connected with you so easily for you to produce all of these beauty in here… i,think, by far this is my favorite in magpie today..yes, even better than what i did on the image… now i wish i’d written this, seriously… excellent!! smiles…
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I feel humbled thank you and your take Camouflage is brilliant http://www.kelvinsm.blogspot.co.uk/ have a read everyone
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Superb and superior
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Wow thank you i feel honored
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Beautiful…especially love the title…
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Thank you Tess it leaped into my head as soon as i saw the image and played with it and so glad you looked in
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