a sexual discovery

I fractured the moon and drank
its secret milk the night
I first saw my naked self
in my mother's full-length mirror:

        pale and dark-eyed,
        whispered light,
        white pinpoint pupil,
        tethered and star-bright.

Ribs are for counting,
a spine for arching
and lips for peeling
my name from your tongue.

Author's Note

libido awakened, the realization of sexual power.

Reviews

[Dana Alsamsam]

this piece hit me like a little piece of mint on my tongue! all of the senses are beautifully awakened in this one moment of powerful and almost haunting realization. the woman body is in fact a powerful thing.

the ending leaves a beautiful longing and hunger for exploration. great work!

[eglantine]

Merci! I'm glad you enjoyed it

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

A stark and elegant piece at the same time, poised and well written.

[Bare Trees]

Poetic gold. Excellent writing.

[keyvan]

beautiful..I love it..." my name from your tongue"...is the best..

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

Now that is what I call a coming of age poem.
Just remember with great power comes great responsibility.

[eglantine]

haha, yes. Thanks for reading!

[Rosalind Gale]

Marvelous! How different this seems to me, from your other work (which you know I admire greatly) - This made me feel young again - well, younger - the cute jar-like rhythm, which is what I read it with, fits perfectly with the physical. Thank you my friend, for this wonderful, enlightening poem.
-xx-

[eglantine]

And thank you for reading. I like your pic!

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I really loved how introspective this piece was when referring to the female speaker, and how one goes on to have a sense of self realization. I also loved your symbolism--as usual-- to mediate on this idea with the moon and the mother. Great job :)

[eglantine]

Thank you as always Cord!

[Silvario]

I'm not much of a poetry person but I don't think one needs to be to see the talent here. Beautifully penned, stunning imagery.

Well done indeed :)

[I Shred This Cabbage]

beautiful...there is a very feminist charge here...the link between milk and mother is very revealing,it brings a connection between sex for procreation and sex for stimulus...the moon being the natural draw for all women...it is also quitely innocent, it sighs under its breath and tries to make sense of itself. gorgeous as ever.

[eglantine]

Always a pleasure to hear from you John, thanks for reading!

[I Shred This Cabbage]

always a pleasure to read your words dear Sivvy :)

[Leslie Philibert]

jacob is right, a perfectly written poet from a talented writer, whose work I admire greatly...

[eglantine]

Thank you Leslie!

[ChemicalMadness]

awakened, indeed.

i like how you took communion from the moon in some half-light bathed ritual...the last stanza, it goes without saying, is perfect....

CM

[eglantine]

Thank you very much CM