Contours made of water and grief

by Karla   Jan 31, 2012


If I were a dewdrop running aimlessly on your lame corners
as the kids play with iridescent bubbles,
if I were...

...all those things have no name ...
If I tell why, would you ever forgive me
for my careless cruelties when I was afraid?

These days my life has changed.
My old crimes are precious gems under my skin:
emeralds, sapphires, diamonds...
They are...
... shells of silence,
disheveled rainbows,
tantalized flowers...
They are...
Elizabeth Bishop and Marilyn Hacker
writing poems for an unknown face .

I proved Venus and Mars
in conjunctions, sextiles and trines.
I proved the Sun and the Moon was mine.

If I were a dewdrop two Novembers gone...
...would you catch me in your hands...
and forgive me for being so fragile?

But I am strange to my life
and there is no story of return
for what lasts shall never last
and I struggle with devotion
to forget...

...my contours made of water
and grief...

...are immense dewdrops running aimlessly
as I cry in your hands, skinning our hearts.

Karla Bardanza
http://asmoonsewsthesatinstars.blogspot.com

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  • 14 years ago

    by Ms Happiness

    Wow wut a great poem:)
    I really liked it, 5/5:)

  • 14 years ago

    by Chelsey

    They are...
    ... shells of silence,
    disheveled rainbows,
    tantalized flowers...
    They are...
    Elizabeth Bishop and Marilyn Hacker
    writing poems for an unknown face

    ^ This was genius! I couldn't think of any better comparisons, I mean really genius!

    But I am strange to my life
    and there is no story of return
    for what lasts shall never last
    and I struggle with devotion
    to forget...

    ^ me oh my, if only we had dollars for the time we spend devoted to our struggles we'd all be rich. I loved this stanza, very relateable!

    The end, skinning our hearts....loved that wording.
    You just poured your heart and soul into this piece and came out with a sad subject, but a beautiful write!

  • 14 years ago

    by Lioness

    Karla,

    What a wonderful poem.

    So many beautiful words - I love the use of the emeralds, diamonds, sapphires etc. Gorgeous!

    This poem makes me think of our past and present life. The idea how one person can change. How our past defines us and makes us who we are today. I felt this in the words about your old crimes being gems under your skin. How you wouldn't change a the past as we grow from it.
    It also makes me think of the people in our past and what they would think of us now. I am not sure if this was where you were heading with this poem but it's just how it felt to me

    Awesome!

    x

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