GrassHopperGirl~

streaming to a poetic challenge from rem~see author's note for explanation~ =)~

Where does a girl place

So much craving

Does she pour it into liquid eye liner

Streamed to her temples

Onyx rouge

Smeared, a bruise in the center of her disguise

Does she bury it in a stack of literature

Stories colliding with the crowd

At the cafeteria entrance

Eyes devouring her unclassifiable existence

 

High school is a b***h

With venom in the bones of her corset

 

There are days where they shred her

She picks up the pieces and fortifies her boundaries

With unbendable grass

There are days where they trip her up

Trick her up

She shakes their blood from the blue of her eyes

And casts the iris into gray clouds

Remaking them into shades

Placing them against a pane of mist glass

 

High school is a b***h

If you ain’t one

 

Where does a girl place

So much craving

She pours it into a tea cup

A Japanese bowl

For grasshoppers playing her melodies

In a flower pot

On a windowsill

Absorbing every bruise into notes

Drinking every hateful word of the day from her pores

Reworking her into fresh magik

Encouraging her to face another day

Rebuilt by a handful of streamlined green grasshoppers

Who have made the curls of her chestnut hair their love ground

Who have made her

Their girl

 

High School is a b***h

If you let it be . . . .

 

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Author's Note

Rem's Challenge~

Your challenge:

Entitle the poem 'The Grasshopper Girl'

The basis should be about a sixteen year old girl who everyone finds terribly odd because she doesnt follow the norm. she should have blue grey eys and curly brown hair.

Reviews

[SpokenWord]

Green text of course goes with this perfectly... I loved this write and yes I love all your writes I know but I have to say it each time. This one is playful in asking the repeating question to which of course I have no answer for, I would say just flaunt it and have them wish over it. Divine, creative, and still amazing!...

Hmm a challenge write, now we have to write one behind your creation, now you know that is more than just a challenge write.. Still it is a tempting challenge and one I should undertake. Excellent write Selene it's perfection!

[Jūdan FyreHeart]

Beautifully done (of course) you captured the high school BS perfectly. The way she shrugged it off was great, very nicely done. Packed with your usual take on fantastic images. =D

[David W Moore III]

Where should she put it? More like what vessel is large enough to contain it. High school is full of kids who are not the norm but handfulls parade as such so that the few who either don't know how to play the game or don't even know there is a game afoot look in from the outside. We are each an island praying the hurricane passes us by. Ack, this is getting maudlin. I'm going to quit now

[MuSe Ampoule]

Great treat for a challenge! Just enough surreal images to keep it super interesting...with a great flow of thought. I really enjoyed reading this.

"High school is a b***h
If you ain’t one" ...and then "If you let it be..."

[Tommy]

You had me jumping. I never made it through High School, not till I grew up and went back wanting an education. When I was young, I was more into the alternative ways of enlightenment. Yeah, I had some fun times, but most of it was a waste of time. College was different, better. This whole piece is full of great imagery, like all your work, but I love the two asides in this piece, "High school is a b***h If you ain't one" and yes how true is the ending, "High School is a b***h If you let be...."

Great Write Selene!
RLG,
Tommy

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

Coming of age is tough when you express your individuality... but in the long run you will find yourself faster and be happier with who you become. Such a fantastic writer.

[Jae]

*puts a stamp of awsomeness approval on poem* awsome job!
today was funny. I will go around school holding grasshoppers all the time. and today a girl came up to me and asked, "hey arent you that grasshopper girl?" and this poem just seals the deal!

~Rem

[Bubo]

You talk of so many things ~ that ring of confusion, pain and truth, and this reminds me deeply of my son when he went to school ~ stood out, and was sent to purgatory for not conforming to normality, stunning stunning.

There are days where they shred her
She picks up the pieces and fortifies her boundaries
With unbendable grass
There are days where they trip her up
Trick her up
She shakes their blood from the blue of her eyes
And casts the iris into gray clouds
Remaking them into shades
Placing them against a pane of mist glass

[Kelsie Eileen Stark]

Beautiful plot and wonderfully written.

[Quinn Blackburn]

Brilliant wordcrafting, dearheart! "High school is a b***h With venom in the bones of her corset" Ain't that the truth! lol Like the wicked queen, it often felt as if this institution were out to crush us out of sheer jealousy, drunk with its own sense of power... whether looking at peers or administrators. Our youngest is nearly through serving her time. From my observations as a parent, I can't say that anything has really changed since serving my own time lol at least, no changes for the better. I always told our kids that the whole point of high school... was surviving it! You capture so well the spirit of those who are outcast for their refusal to conform... can't say I'm surprised though :o)

[No use.]

beautifully woven child she however came out to be :) - loved every piece to this artwork