Take me fast, quiet,
two guards at every door.
Wrap me tight
in your
extravagant straitjacket,
where the strangling is clean
and silent, since when I kiss,
it will not be as a sister.
You have seen my complete dossier.
I would have made a great man,
but I am a woman,
subtle but effective.
Do not toss me, deranged,
in your landfill;
it is more palatable to give
me something rich
and strange, tribal,
like a Viking funeral.
like a Viking funeral.
tk, from my chapbook "Unpressed"
R.A.D. curled up on the steps with my book...
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This has an aura of mystery about it..she is different and walks to a tribal beat..perhaps, almost warrior like.
ReplyDeleteThis is fantastic. Personal, sexy, dark around the edges. Love it.
ReplyDeletewow- give me a fiery burial at sea....
ReplyDeleteThe "extravagant straitjacket" sound like the bonds of some forbidden fruit... addiction guaranteed. A glimpse of the primitive senses that lure the soul unwilling to be civilised.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure your dossier is amazing !
ReplyDeleteThis is like a manifesto for an artist.. love the end, like a firecracker pyre.
ReplyDeleteI have the feeling that your ultimate sendoff, Tess, will make a Viking funeral look tawdry.
ReplyDeleteThis is amazing;)
ReplyDeleteSubtle like a brick. Lol! I am watching Game Of Thrones (I don't have HBO) and I thought of it right away. I hope your time off is wonderful!
ReplyDeleteMe too, hoping you have a time of deep peace and all the excitement you may hope for if hope you do. I went on widoutchoo but not without thinking about you and missing you.
ReplyDeleteThis is so powerful - blows me away. Hope you are having the time of your life, you amazing poet, you.
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