A poem to the brave

by Karla   Dec 8, 2014


Between us mars and venus
and the virtue of wanting more
till the conditional "if" makes no more
sense as we theoretically touch
each other with our dark haired minds.

yes, i know i should be wandering
in another direction, holding just
pluto in my hands, prepared to destroy
or being destroyed, fading happily
when someone frowns or says
i am mathematically illiterate.
(why do we have to be measured
by our milestones of stupidities and joys?)

but i still long for small wonders
like unfastening my bra or taking off
my wristwatch after work and all
the complex things that
the whole world secretly understands.

-it is so subversive to feel.-

i look forward to large imaginary seasons,
transits of uranus and possible concepts
because i'm pregnant again and
i will give birth to myself.
it is my merry vernal celebration
of fertility and chaos.
look closer there is no blood here,
only stars singing around the corner of the future.

who should be blamed for that
but the retrograde planets?
i am malleable now, face to face with my inner flesh
and all i want is to see
the house burning to the ground
as i find myself in hell and heaven
again.
and yes, it is so good.

karla bardanza

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  • 9 years ago

    by BlueJay

    Judging Comment;

    This piece is a little on the lengthy side but it keeps the reader engaged fully. It has descriptions that blew me away and a voice that is so unique within not only her writing but so many of the others here. The style she chose was perfect for this piece and it truly got the point across in a remarkable way.

  • 9 years ago

    by Dagmar Wilson

    Awesome write Karla

  • 9 years ago

    by Britt

    So as I'm reading this I tell myself WOW, I am going to leave a nice, proper comment..

    and then I get to the comment section and HAVE NOTHING to say because 'WOW' is all that comes to mind, and is all that I can say. This is amazing.

    I will say I laughed at the bra part, and that is quite possibly one of my FAVORITE parts of my day ;)

    Beautiful poem!

  • 9 years ago

    by Lostlove1

    Another awesome write Karla... that is impossible to read only once. My fav stanza is the first especially this line:

    "as we theoretically touch
    each other with our dark haired minds."

    And the last stanza- this part:

    "all i want is to see
    (IS?)the house burning to the ground
    as i find myself in hell and heaven
    again.
    and yes, it is so good."

    Brilliant poetry :)

  • 9 years ago

    by Alexis

    What a gorgeous piece!Love the third stanza.

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