NeverAfters~

I have found in the mirror

An animal

It leaps out of its own accord

I used to struggle to bury it in my blue jean pocket

Keeping straight stride toward the illusions of white brocade

And ever afters

But with each step forward

I filled in two paw prints back with ink

Drawing

Into the skin of my personal totem

Understanding in the final line drawn

That I will never jump over brooms

Or carry a candle’s flame to an altar

Nor stitch myself into a wedding gown

When my heart beats fierce with aboriginal links

And my strides are more of a stalk

So here I am admitting to every suitor

Crushed between the mantle of my bones

That yes

I am careless with the heart

And bored easily

Because my lips seek the unconventional kiss

And my moods match the brocade of a jungle

My easy tease flips a violent sweep of eyelashes

When brow to brow

My pupils dilate

And you forget what you wanted to do with me in the first place

Impatient is my animal

Spreading sinuous length in a trail of crumbled heaps behind me

Forgive me my nature

Forgive me my momentary captivation

And listen to me

When I tell you

To run

Because there’s a human in my mirror

More dangerous

Than the animal in my side

 

 

 

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Author's Note

never promised you a rose garden
~in a mood~

Reviews

[Tommy]

I have a yearn to be devoured after reading this. It is so easy to see inside your descriptions because you set the scene so well. From fantasy to reality you bring a piece to life. There is so much truth in the last three verses of lines; one would be smarter if they feared the human side of the kingdom rather than the common wild found in an animal's instincts...

Selene this is a Great Write!
RLG,
Tommy

[Kerry O'Connor]

So here I am admitting to every suitor
Crushed between the mantle of my bones
That yes
I am careless with the heart
And bored easily
Because my lips seek the unconventional kiss...

Amen, sister!

[Antonio Valentino]

Wouldn't want you any other way.

Selene, this is beyond description, you will have to feel the pulse of my words to truely know how your writing affects me..

I heart this.

[Kelsie Eileen Stark]

Simply beautiful..the descriptions where marvoulous... Such a lovely way of writing you have!

[Ruth]

So true, I have missed your words! Reflection is the scariest part of life! We have to face facts and wow! Can they be harsh! As always Selene, you overdose my veins with passion and concise poignancy! WOW! xx

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

Unleash the beast... we all have a wild side and if you cage it too long it will destroy anyone who gets near.

[Jennifer Lenhardt]

love this, Selene! the wild side and unafraid to see it, accept, or admit it - awesome! and I love this line most of all - I used to struggle to bury it in my blue jean pocket. i wonder how many women do.

[FireWoman]

Your wolfie is as attractive to me as you are. Raw honesty is alluring in a world full of lies. No matter what you tell the suitors, they'll be on you like a fly on honey.

With every experience we may become jaded, or enlightened according to how much we can soak in of our true self. Your allure is your truth, your strength, your talent, and of course, your hotness. Feel comfortable that you have given the disclaimers ahead of time. So let the chips fall where they may, and turn them into another flower in the garden of your prose.

[Lachenille Papillion]

Strength in clarity and a beautiful array of extraordinary flaws set for the challenge, made perfect in honesty. The playful and illuminating warrior Goddess with nails sharp, wit sharper, and a fierce independence that yields to the softest core sheltered to her bone only for kindred and those she marks upon their soul her unspoken name...

[Amy Bumpas]

This is so animalistic...love it....like daring those to cross
your path, and so you roar, and roar loud for all to listen.
You need to start sending me more read requests my sweet;)