Locket of Her

Behold a lovely man; burdened with her locket. It was a secret chamber, imprisoned with unfulfilled desires, holding filaments of his woman. An eyelash collected by the undercurrent of lymphatic tears, a clipped fingernail, the balm off her lips. Remnants of her, wrapped within the pheromone of wet Spring.

Consumed he was....deep in oppressive thought. Opening the locket, he brushes his cheek with a snippet of her saffron hair. Sigh....he ached for her so. Resting against the tree that neighbored him, he could feel the light of the moon, as he suffers in silence.

The night woos him with a lullaby....

Alas, someone was observing him.  Dark Goddess was loving his heartbreak. She felt the loneliness too. And she watched, as the wet mossy ground began to swallow his shoe...and her dark matter filled his consciousness.

Opportunity path-ed a way for this malevolent Goddess to make her move. So she began speaking to him; her words conjured up a black magic laced with bad intentions.

        "Bury her," the voice kissed in his ear.

He looked down at the muddy realm below that was sinking beneath his weight. It marked the spot for desecration, and burial of a missed soul.

         "Hurry," she said.
         "Before the sun is awake!"

Down on soiled hands and knees, he buries the locket. Filling the hole back up with a mixture of rocks, clay, and grassy sod. Dark Goddess was pleased. But before he could rise; she tripped him. Sweeping him off of his feet, as his head crashed against the trunk of the tree. A branch gutted his flesh, unwrapping him to the bone. His life poured...

Dark Goddess and Earth opened their mouths to savor the moment. He tasted so pure...full of nourishment, life was ready to bloom.

The morning approaches.

Dawn grabs onto the pink fingertips that try to penetrate through.  Breaking free of the earthly womb, a flowering female sprouts open.  Wiping the dirt from her face, she shakes her saffron hair. The bright sun and zealous air feels good to her. She blinks her newborn eyes.

Her flesh is real, yet she feels an emptiness.  The wind blows what feels like warm breath on on the back of her neck...dewy petals caressing her skin....it reminded her of something.....HIM.

Confused and forsaken-ed, she looks around for her lover......

Reviews

[VennelaMargame]

Hmm, one thing that jumps out at me is the possible Odyssey reference with "dawn grabs onto the pink fingertips...." reminding me of Homer's line, usually translated as "young dawn with fingertips of rose." Did you have Greek on the mind when you wrote this?

Hmm, I have to wonder, is the lover Twilight, separated from his paramour dawn by the jealous Night, who loves coming between them?

Also, the bit about "bury her" reminded me a bit of Porphyria's Lover, about trying to preserve a lover in a perfect moment of beauty through death.

So, I'll say that I enjoyed this because it was evocative of many things for me. Nice writing.

Namaste, Muse.

[Muse]

thank you...there is an ending, but it requires reading two more chapters. It's a morbid love story, so don't hold your breath.

[VennelaMargame]

I was gandering right now...let you know my thoughts soon.

[Richy Moon]

This was clear, but how is there a purpose if the pair is incomplete? Or was that the point?....

What a beautiful muse as a storyline, you do give your own name such a honor. As now we long for another of your writes.... Deep, dug in someone else's thoughts, it seems :) or just a rich imagination, of brilliancy. I enjoyed every word slowly built up and shared with me and the rest. As all has a reason, and perception. Well done :) Excellent work!

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

A most posted response of the world to mayhem, well done, good read.

[joshua deathdealer]

"Breaking free of the earthly womb" This is incredible writing. I've read it several times. Beautiful and wonderfully written!! Well done Muse!! xo

[Michael X]

See, this type of writing is what I've been missing, it speaks as a collectiveness of thoughts that tend to sway to the feeling of misfortunate and beauty, it carries alot of depth that eludes other realms, of thought. It is ghostly.

[Ruth]

I read this with a smile on my face and a heaviness in my heart!
Beautifully worded love, the whole story is elegantly told, extremely emotive and I really enjoyed xoxo

[Poeticpiers]

Reminiscent of Poe.poignantly sad.rebirth dependent on anothers sacrifice.

[James D. Sanderson]

Very expressive. I like this very much. Who can ever bury those who have gone before us? They live on for all time inside of us. Has a deep mythological imperative in it. Great work! Thanks for sharing. Jim

[Audrey Howitt]

I loved the write and it feels like a female "Poe" to me--dark--more seductive than Poe would be--maybe this is not a comparison that you want--but it did strike me this way--lovely, lovely write!

[AK]

Very well written!