Girl Babylon~

~one of those uneven nights~

Now

That you’ve coaxed me from my shell

What will you do

With a girl

Whose arms unfold into eight distinct notes

Plucking atomic love from the nucleus of matter

And does it matter

How I bend my music to the will of the tides

While a cat’s cradle undulates by

With the threads of a modern day Moses

Who will one day find his mind inside a bottle

Of hard liquor

At the end of skid row

In tow

To his holy insanity

A Madonna dipped in hemlock

Following the pound of his staff

Against the eventide of endz

Blaring through the windows of dirty love

Commercials for extenz

Tipped the top hat of reason

To good ol’ Abe Lincoln rolling over in his grave

A stage in his eyes

Reflecting silk

Spinners pouring

Through the edges of his coffin

While I while away the underbelly of this final grace

My Thai limbs drenched in gold

Thighs around the sorrel belly of the sky

Eight arms in rubies wrapped around the waist

Of Wounded Knee

Atop, the Mesa at the third pluck of the string

A third eye in jade opens

On the Book of Revelations

From my mouth, glitter and confetti

From my palms, the open wounds of misrepresentation

My dance begins on a cloud

The Hopi Nation go about their day

Kachina dolls at eight points

Bodies pour out of a sandstorm

On knees

With locust eyes

Dust lies

I dance

Kali at my hip in steel

Pandora in my belly

Lilith in my sway

The w***e in my smile

Giving good word. . . .

“As ye think shall ye be” . . . .

And the corona of the sun flares

Burning words

Against the struggling atmosphere

MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH

 

Now that you’ve coaxed

A thousand of us from our shells

What will you do

With the messengers

 

Killing the beautiful delivery

Does not make the message vanish

Now does it

Only leaves another stain of Cain

On the patchwork soul of Man

 

 

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Reviews

[LilyT]

I wonder at times how such a tiny girl like you can harbor so much soul.

My Thai limbs drenched in gold
Thighs around the sorrel belly of the sky
Eight arms in rubies wrapped around the waist
Of Wounded Knee
Atop, the Mesa at the third pluck of the string
A third eye in jade opens
On the Book of Revelations
From my mouth glitter and confetti
From my palms the open wounds of misrepresentation
My dance begins on a cloud

You're Pandora's Box, my lovely woman.

[writing mojo]

Selene, Selene, your drenched with the good thought of being able to transcend skin, live free within a whisper leaving earthly arrangements, lock in whirled wind, pointing out the direction between heaven and hell. this poem is a welcome mat for the dream language you dis-spell layered, tread close enough to the sun we could all learn the meaning of a spirit never frightened in a crows wing sweeping the freedom of balance never cautious within the display in this piece..amazing stuff

[Brad]

d****t, s, no one can imagine it like you. i could have thoughts like these but never be able to put them into words like you do.

[Zack Burton]

That's pretty awesome. Perfect use of allusion and awesome word choice. And, of course, the imagery is excellent. A couple lines sounded awkward, but they're quickly overshadowed by the ones that don't. I'm not exactly sure what to criticize about this.

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

A down right phenomenal poem... the message I receive here is loud and clear... it reminds me of the song "Hook In Mouth" by Megadeth in the message it conveys... humans are built to makes errors and poor judgments now and then, trying to hide them doesn't make them go away... the world is not perfect but when we learn from errors we grow closer to God.

Killing the beautiful delivery
Does not make the message vanish
Now does it
Only leaves another stain of Cain
On the patchwork soul of Man


Love love that ending.

[Reese38]

This is an incredibly cerebral and surreal creation. As an English major, who always found the rules of grammatical engagement droll, this is a magic box of recreative language. You have an instant fan. I'm completely floored by this genuine piece of originality.

[Chiquita]

I hope to get back to this and study it. There is so much in here. I can only say it reads beautifully and it is like a buried treasure. I have to dig deeper to learn more and gain wealth.

[Robin]

how you bend the music with the gravity of your words and ignite the cerebral mindscape with your coruscating pen . dynamic , profound and compelling .

[Angela]

Absolutely incredible. So much depth and hidden meaning. I was mesmerized to the end. People like you make me wonder why I even write!

[V.B.]

Ya know, every time I read one of your poems, it becomes more and more a mystery to me how you managed to like anything I've ever done. You are such an immense talent that it would be frightening if it weren't so goddamn awesome.

[.]

Oh..selene! I think I have found my all time favourite poem..this is magnificent!!! I am speechless..
Pandora in my belly
Lilith in my sway
The w***e in my smile
Giving good word. . . .
“As ye think shall ye be” . . . .
And the corona of the sun flares
Burning words
Against the struggling atmosphere
MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH

don't usually quote from poems but this is simply a stunning piece..I bow down in humble reverence and wish that I had written this..then I would have laid down my pen in satisfaction...