Dual Lady

for the Creative Poetry group.

She opened her mouth wide and swallowed the sun
It was a cataclysmic event when darkness reigned
The tiny people became crazed and frantic
The whole event was mythical and very strange

No dragon did this, it was just a young girl
An old woman who was inflamed with madness
They are one and the same, like yin and yang

The moon is gone but they are still so hungry
Consummating nothing they yearn to try and try again
This time they swallowed the moon and half the stars
Ecstatic, they howl and scream into the dark wind

Their hamartia* is hidden by their erratic behavior
But their behavior only spells certain doom
The young girl and the old woman, they are the same person
Crying in failure they seek forth and more planets were lost

Believe nothing but believe everything else
A tale that maybe is really true
Where in the universe, the galaxies or cosmos
Find the dual lady and maybe she'll tell you


*Tragic flaw

Reviews

[John B]

Almost sounds as if you are talking about the twin black holes they found recently yet at the same time it would seem that you are describing the duality that is the human mind. Feeling young and yet aging in time. It is an aspect that I often am at odds with myself.

[Tina Kline]

Thank you!

[Poetic Beauty]

A stunning surreal tale. The dual lady is a little scary. Sounds like an old mythological tale you have woven here. Great descriptions.

[Tina Kline]

Thank you very much!

[Star Wolf]

Wow, this is an amazing poem. It reads like a legend of the Dual Lady. Awesome poem indeed!

[Coyote Poetry]

A amazing tale in the poem. I like the use of the girl and the old lady. Some secrets will be left unknown till the end. Thank you for sharing the outstanding poem.
Coyote