Theda Bara in Cleopatra 1917
“Iron left in the rain
And fog and dew
With rust is covered.—Pain
Rusts in beauty, too.
I know full well that this is so:
— I had a heartbreak long ago.”
~Mary Carolyn Davies
I can grind words
with the romantic stare
of all my lost lovers.
I have lived intensely in the wasteland of charm and pretty
lies.
A Rockstar of heartbreak with all the stages of grief.
I have known the scary feel of veering into oncoming traffic,
and crashing into hardcore hearts.
All the anesthesia in the world cannot stop that feeling,
and metaphors can only reveal a ghost of what was.
Writing poems now is my solace and my story.
They sing the song I will never sing again,
and make love to the drummer that first broke my heart.
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Your poem and the image of Theda Bara's expression are a perfect match. She's a queen who's been there, done that, and got the tee shirt.
ReplyDeleteHow I resonate with your poem. It says it all to perfection and I especially love those two closing lines. Bravo!
ReplyDeleteThis is rich wonderful Carrie. Love the ending couplet my friend! ✌🏼❤️
ReplyDeleteOh gosh, you triggered the memory of the first lover who broke my heart her "old" boyfriend came home from the wars, a civilian, and she ditched me. In the end, that was ok. I never saw her again, a buddy told me why she left.
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Ah what a wonderful solace.
ReplyDeleteHappy Sunday.
much 💛love
Love this! That risk and shatter is magnetic.
ReplyDeleteCarrie,
ReplyDeletePoems rising from the ashes of a life "lived intensely in the wasteland of charm and pretty lies" like songs is an amazingly rich metaphor. And metaphors as "ghosts": never the body they are meant to embody.
~Dora
What a way to use those WORDS and that IMAGE! Cheers to "I don’t need an axe! I can grind words" ~~~~~
ReplyDeleteAll that glitters .... you captured the image so perfectly Carrie. Love the ending, the solace to be found in poetry.
ReplyDeleteWonderful character study, Carrie. Most haunting line for me: "metaphors can only reveal a ghost of what was"
ReplyDeleteA perfect accompaniment to the picture, well done.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this with us, Carrie! What a story! I love it <3 These lines especially:
ReplyDelete"I have known the scary feel of veering into oncoming traffic,
and crashing into hardcore hearts.
All the anaesthesia in the world cannot stop that feeling"
I love this, Carrie! Too many clever lines to name. You had me right at the opening.
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