LJ mini Idol Dreamwidth edition, Week 2: My Mount Rushmore

[eeyore_grrl]

				my mount rushmore




built of alabaster i wanted more
tired of hiding inside my own mind & skin
							(cowering)
		   i wanted . . .  more

				so 
      i built my own mount rushmore

	i became this canvas with stories to tell 
		i became more than i was born to be
			i became extra-ordinary 
				i found myself

the forget-me-not fairy graces me with her presence
	reminding me that i am not alone
		move after move
			lost friendship after lost friendship
		she stays with me 
			whispering that i am worthy of being known
										(and remembered)


a dove holds a vine wrapping around my arm
	peace and christ
	olive branch and promise
	gentle reminders of my grandmother 
	& the episcopal church i was raised in 
					(that gave me comfort in ritual)
			an oasis from chaos

		-- but from a distance
			at an angle, the leaves look sharp
				because everything has edges

black parenthetical waves hug me in safety
my foot bears my pentagram
	always here; always blessing
	even when i barely believe any longer

kanji words and orchids float on waves of aqua

				new
				song
				survive

because i had tried to die one too many times
& had the scars to prove it
		& it was high time i live

my fairy felt forgotten so now she has a friend 
	sitting beside her is the beech tree fairy
	when we sit for tea it is forget, and beech, and i
		he speaks to me of writing and the written word
		those are what he protects

at least one more are in my future
	one i know and only have to plan
	but carving art into the alabaster of my skin
	is permanent and potent and everything i want it to be

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"my mount rushmore" (Watch on YouTube)

VOTE HERE: https://therealljidol.dreamwidth.org/1002642.html

Comments

[alycewilson]

I should always make a point of listening to you read these poems, because I liked the performance so much. I have no tattoos, but I'm always fascinated by people who have them and by the stories they tell.

[eeyore_grrl]

Awww, thank you. And, yeah, I am often fascinated by people's tattoos and the stories of how they came to be.

[fausts_dream]

Strong stuff, enjoyed.

[eeyore_grrl]

Thanks.

[rayaso]

I really enjoyed this. I loved the line "black parenthetical waves hug me in safety."

[eeyore_grrl]

That tattoo, in particular, has smudged a bit, but i still like it. :-)

[jenwithapen]

There's a lot that's so INTERESTING here, but my favorite is this! "black parenthetical waves hug me in safety" -- that's just so profound!

[the_eternal_overthinker]

I too enjoy listening to you more than reading it out myself :) Tattoo is in my bucket list and you have etched the emotions associated with it very nicely. Well done! A good take on the prompt.

[bewize]

This was really beautifully done.

[dmousey]

👍👍
👏👏👏 Uhm, I really liked this one!
" an oasis from chaos

-- but from a distance
at an angle, the leaves
look sharp
because everything
has edges"

Is my favorite couplet. Nicely performed. ✌😊~~~d

[vik_thor]

Very nice! I like the view of tattoos as memories / Mt Rushmore!

[flipflop_diva]

I love watching you perform these so much. And the idea of this one is fascinating. I love the stories behind people's tattoos!

[halfshellvenus]

I hadn't thought of this as being about tattoos until near the end, and that gave a whole new dimension to the poem. That's a very personal and apt vision of the prompt!

[murielle]

Honestly my dear, I never know what touches me more deeply, your words, or you saying them. Such a touching piece of art this is, but this line...this line thrust into my heart like lightning shard mirror

"...because i had tried to die one too many times..."

cutting at something buried under years of *forgetting*.

Hugs