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[itismeangied]

I'm a two-hearted river. 

One mouth to the ocean.

The ocean cowers to the moon 

and nothing else

Curling restless shapes 

for sympathy 

I'm just as tortured as you

a show for the dwellers

of the shore and sky

Sea spray settles on their lips and the tiny hairs on their cheekbones

and the thirst for saltwater rouses

them to the water

I'm dominant and I will inhale you. 

I'm a two-hearted river

once mouth to the lake 

The lake lets the bass float easy,

lapping against the silt

only when the wind upsets its lull

a heron lands and sits for an hour 

or more.

the gracious calm coaxes gratitude, 

long visits and the knowing of a thousand years.
I scream to the sky unspeakable things
And quench my throat with saltwater.
 

Comments

[bleodswean]

WOW!!! What a brilliant metaphor! Nicely, nicely done!

[itismeangied]

Thank you!

[drippedonpaper]

The last bit makes me think of sea gulls? They always seem to scream.

I especially love the line about how the "ocean cowers to the moon / and nothing else."

Great job!

[itismeangied]

Yes, there's nothing like a good seagull shriek. Thank you!!

[swirlsofpurple]

I like the imagery here, especially the last stanza

[itismeangied]

Thank you!

[ofearthandstars]

Really beautiful imagery - I had to sit with this one a little bit to let it soak in. I really loved I'm just as tortured as you / a show for the dwellers / of the shore and sky.

[itismeangied]

Thank you so much, glad you enjoyed.

[marlawentmad]

Oh, you know how to wrap a settling around a reader to make them stay awhile. I just wanted to read this over and over again, to feel the texture, inhale the scents, let the swirling images coalesce into something like a dream, full of secrets.

[itismeangied]

I love reading your descriptions of reading the poem! Just as lovely as poetry.

[mollywheezy]

WOW. Really different take on the prompt and beautiful imagery!

[itismeangied]

Thank you!

[d0gs.livejournal.com]

I am obsessed with the sea and this beautiful imagery here

[itismeangied]

Me too, I love to write about water and the sea of course.

[dadi]

Fascinating!

[itismeangied]

Thank you!