Rejigged this a bit. Hope you are all well and coping.
We are more than breath and bones,
or the dust of a soul’s divide that gilds
our pale faces with heavenly alchemy;
we are combined essences
swirling underneath complex skin
with all of love’s triumphant splendour
placed on our brows.
We are more than breath and bones
with no more taught sinew to soothe
since all mapped outreaches tethered
by distance and timid pasts have been conquered,
and before intruders, unseen, steal west
with their disgrace. We stay low and soft
within this warm, diaphanous wrap;
it is no fair costume this skin
of faux silk.
We are more than breath and bones,
as within each of us lies such vast continents
yet to be stroked, to align
with us under our blue skies.
Synapses crawl to make us,
messaged and volatile, their eager grip
might conquer us still…
we are more than breath and bones,
and we will not be torn asunder.
We are more than breath and bones,
or the thousands of strange shadows
that tend us; each have all but one shade,
and poor imitations lend counterfeit images,
all of you. But, the truth lies in a kiss
of your cheek, and there I see us
in every shape and shadow we know.
Lovely write
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Thank you Annette. And for reading.
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Your words transcend expectations. I struggle with longer forms, but you manage to keep me thoroughly engaged. What control of language – every line resonates, Lubesh. Splendid.
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Thank you for those lovely words. I worry about longer reads, but then again, I started this blog primarily for me and my dad, so I’m good. It is a definite bonus to get an audience, I have to say. My other post was actually long…lol Thank you, masa. always a treat to read your expert thoughts.
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Beautifully crafted poem, Anita.
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Thank you so much, Chris. I do hope you’re keeping well in this surreal time.
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Doing well thanks – I hope it’s the same with you.
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I am, thank you. And, full of busy as the say.
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