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Blogs > aliljaded > It's All Relevant

aliljaded 53F
23935 posts
12/15/2022 6:16 am
~Mythology (Poem)
She holds her hair up with only
two chopsticks and a bobby pin.
Think Atlas. Think shoulders.
When your sadness starts to feast,
she carries the light down from the
mountain and hands it to you,
tells you to set it on fire.
Think Prometheus. Think savior.
On Sunday, she steps out of the shower
and you don’t think you’ve ever seen
anything more beautiful than the way
she walks towards you with a towel
on her head, water clinging to her
like there is nowhere else it would rather be.
Think Aphrodite. Think sea foam.
You love her like mythology.
You love her like the impossible stories
of Gods and monsters.
When she sings, think fairies.
Think mermaids. Think hymns.
She is the face of the river
that Narcissus fell in love with,
confusing hers for his own.
She is Medusa’s fury,
Athena’s strength,
Achelois’ healing.
You are kissing her in a crowded
restaurant and it feels like praying.
You are watching her
instead of the meteor shower
and you don’t even notice.

~ Caitlyn Siehl from What We Buried

"Men need to hunt. She obviously understands this. She’s offering herself as prey. Not easy prey. But willing.”
boh99 68M
3172 posts
12/15/2022 8:43 pm

 well done , enjoyed this very much


rondiri 65M
11202 posts
12/15/2022 11:27 am


jenny14 75T  
90475 posts
12/15/2022 11:16 am

 ali

Tha tis a lovely poem and wonderful picture!
A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing. George Bernard Shaw

Jenny


likeithot19 62M
6112 posts
12/15/2022 8:08 am

 nIce read! Merry Christmas


DancingDom 74M
22620 posts
12/15/2022 7:37 am

 Never read this before. Makes me think I would like to read the Odyssey again.
"One Big Sky Covers Us All Equally"


drmgirl622 68F  
26189 posts
12/15/2022 7:10 am

 She is all that and more......


aliljaded 53F
8967 posts
12/15/2022 6:17 am

 I love this writer.
"Men need to hunt. She obviously understands this. She’s offering herself as prey. Not easy prey. But willing.”



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