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i. Pink doesn’t play into it, that delicate petal of perfume & flower stuff. She abhors it. Red suits her better. Red for Fridays & red for Aries. Red for the blood her dagger could draw. Her seal of wax is no rosebud adhered to fine paper. Warrior, she escaped its letter. With Roman candles & Roman sandals, sword, wand & chariot, defender of her Eden. Seashells are her votive gifts, the stars of her Atlantic. It is within her reign of Camelot. At the edge of the Earth, her kingdom dreams. ii. Blue maid a curious ***** in her armour. But she wouldn’t flinch if an army of soldiers came crashing in. They are hunting the witch. A woman can never have such power. It is reserved for the patriarchy to wield at will. Up it goes. They can ***** steeples with it. They are stoking the fires & sharpening the axe with it. But threats of torture don’t make her beg, plead or recant. She is guilty of nothing. Even broken on the Catherine Wheel, Athena still keeps her bow & quiver intact.
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Oct 10, 2016
Oct 10, 2016 at 6:34 AM UTC
Jennifer's Armour
i. Pink doesn’t play into it, that delicate petal of perfume & flower stuff. She abhors it. Red suits her better. Red for Fridays & red for Aries. Red for the blood her dagger could draw. Her seal of wax is no rosebud adhered to fine paper. Warrior, she escaped its letter. With Roman candles & Roman sandals, sword, wand & chariot, defender of her Eden. Seashells are her votive gifts, the stars of her Atlantic. It is within her reign of Camelot. At the edge of the Earth, her kingdom dreams. ii. Blue maid a curious ***** in her armour. But she wouldn’t flinch if an army of soldiers came crashing in. They are hunting the witch. A woman can never have such power. It is reserved for the patriarchy to wield at will. Up it goes. They can ***** steeples with it. They are stoking the fires & sharpening the axe with it. But threats of torture don’t make her beg, plead or recant. She is guilty of nothing. Even broken on the Catherine Wheel, Athena still keeps her bow & quiver intact.
A poem inspired by my friend, Hayley J. Available in my poetry collection, "Witch", available on Amazon and Lulu.
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Oct 10, 2016
Oct 10, 2016 at 6:34 AM UTC
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