i. calypso
in my soul I seek the
calypso
who hides me
from myself
to keep me for herself
against all odds
I seek her
daily
and thus am
lost
to myself
ii. stupa
but this odyssey
now
has other rules
to lose
that self of unremitting
joylessness
who professes no love
for me
who compensates
with fantasies
of love unrequited
who keeps me yearning
for a ghost in a glass pain
who keeps me blinded and cold-pressed
by her charms
iii. belltower
in the rugged terrain
of the soul stands
a belltower
a beacon of measured
tones
sounding for Love
with Love
in Love
of Love
a hermes bell
commanding me back to myself
c. 2017 Roberta Compton Rainwater
Dec 2, 2017
Dec 2, 2017 at 11:37 AM UTC
i. calypso
in my soul I seek the
calypso
who hides me
from myself
to keep me for herself
against all odds
I seek her
daily
and thus am
lost
to myself
ii. stupa
but this odyssey
now
has other rules
to lose
that self of unremitting
joylessness
who professes no love
for me
who compensates
with fantasies
of love unrequited
who keeps me yearning
for a ghost in a glass pain
who keeps me blinded and cold-pressed
by her charms
iii. belltower
in the rugged terrain
of the soul stands
a belltower
a beacon of measured
tones
sounding for Love
with Love
in Love
of Love
a hermes bell
commanding me back to myself
c. 2017 Roberta Compton Rainwater
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