Benediction of Irrelevance

Benediction of Irrelevance

 

 

 

everyone said she was so pretty

her glorious curls,

her dove soft skin shimmering in sunlight

 

eyes, a beautiful green glassy pond

stature a skyscraper scintillation 

a tall glass of white wine

her countenance to imbibe

 

the perfect woman

a life to covet

other ladies lauded her

wanted to be her best friend

 

men flinched at her beauty

and compelling interment of their love

within the folds of her flirtation

 

as she walked through her 

mansion of lies

she carried with her 

the shattered mirror

of a heart full

 

                      of contradiction.

 

 

6/29/17

Reviews

[W.k.kortas]

I think the reviewer who hit on Marilyn Monroe, but I think it's more than that--Marilyn raised to the power of archetype or the Platonic. In any case, this brings the full package.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your kind review, W.K.
j.

[Damien Ridge]

It's almost like a star walking around, and people being awestruck, starstruck. That creates a disconnection, an unlevel playing field where the woman gets seen only for her beauty/star only gets seen for their fame. Their hearts are still yearning for real connection, for someone to get them. Thanks for sharing! Was a good read.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your words, Damien...
j.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

ordered "the Romeo Letters and other poems" just now from amazon...look forward to reading and having your book of poems to grace my shelf.
j.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Marylin Monroe sprung to mind in this analysis of our perception of beauty and grace, writ with such empathy Jacob.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your words, John.
j.

[gabrielle]

It's a regret that all they see is her physicality when all she wanted is for them to see and undertand how broken she is.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your understanding words, gabrielle...
j.

[andrew mitchell]

this had a medusa's touch, with a bit of she devil on a first read but on a second maybe she is the one betrayed on all the broken promises she once believed to gain her beauty. interesting!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your words, andrew.....

j.

[Bacchus]

You need to watch Trollz the new movie on Netflix...
Seriously, sing again.
Or at least eat a Troll.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, Bacchus...

j.

[Annette Pisano-Higley]

The title itself is brilliant- "Benediction of Irrelevance"...the lady slays in all of your stunning lines of imagery-"men flinched at her beauty...other ladies lauded her"...BUT, she is only a "shattered mirror"-sharp and fatal metaphor. You Rock, Jacob!