Sculpture

The Creator took flesh, sculpting it into

a form to make my hands tremble

and my mouth go dry at the sight

of such curvature perfection.

And he gave you eyes that

capture mine and lock;

freezing my brain yet

simultaneously melting my heart.

And last, he took a soul and split

it, half into a male, the other female.

And infusing two bodies he said, 'There,

let them long for, until they find each other.'

Reviews

[Girl Friday (Sarah W.)]

Beautifully written... I wrote my thesis in college on Plato's Symposium, which exerts that originally there were three sexes...man, woman and the union of man and woman. I won't go into the details, but basically the gods became angry at the pure joy experienced by the "united souls", and chose to split them down the middle and thus leave them always searching for their other half. Your piece reminds me of the story. There is a great movie called "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" that tackles the idea of this--it's an off the wall film, but there is a song called "The Origin of Love" that you might want to listen to...it will remind you of your piece :)

[Mark]

Tbank you Sarah, I've long held the belief that divinity can be found in the union of male and female. God is neither male nor female but composed of both.

[Stanley Wilson]

dude where do you get this inspiration from? great words crafted well.

[Mark]

two souls one heart... I guess LOL. I dunno, my mind is always coming up with stories. sometimes I catch one and write it down.

[redflutterby]

Amazing lines here Mark..made my heart ache for some reason. Thanks for sharing...

[Mark]

Thank you for reading Red

[Ruth]

Such intensity...brought to life, gorgeous hon x

[Mark]

Thank you Poppy. Thanks for reading.

[icelandicblue]

Your words bring that beautiful sculpture to life. You give depth to the piece and make it come alive.

[eglantine]

aw, this is cute. I like it :)

[Mark]

Thanks e. I found the coat hanger art almost immediately when looking for a pic, and it just seemed to fit. Glad you enjoyed. :)

[Jack...]

So very beautiful my friend. Loved this.

[Leslie Philibert]

a poem that combines two forms of art..excellent.

[Baby Ricochet]

Great write mark. Well done.

[Adam M. Snow]

Such a remarkable write. Well done.