Friday, Jan/21/2011 5:00pm
#Poetry Corner Friday: I’ve seen you
taken from mariabentley.com
I have seen the realness in your face
For a moment you were
bare-eyed
your paint had melted
the clown was gone
the stage-actor
and I saw
(I believe I did)
the truthfulness
the ugly
the plain taste
like raw cocoa butter
or like
stripped wood
you tasted like
the african gods
before they met jesus
tasted like
an iridescent darkness
your lips against my face
were chapped
and maybe for a moment there
was only you
only me
I’ve seen you
I’ve tasted you
I’ve seen…
you…
10/09/2011 at 8:07 pm
OMG!! I just love the way you say she doesn't have make-up on. tooooo kew.
10/09/2011 at 8:23 pm
Very good, a fleeting moment of seeing reality.
Larry
10/10/2011 at 6:13 am
I can't decide whether you like what you saw behind the mask, but I really like the poem!
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10/10/2011 at 10:02 am
Awesome write! Very visual and raw. Nicely done!
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10/10/2011 at 10:49 pm
this is such an excellent poem I do not think people should hide behind all the makeup they put on and I love the way you express this here http://gatelesspassage.com/2011/10/10/the-bird-of…