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Awakening
by Johanna MayA single misplaced eye
caught—from beneath aubergine
towels—previously obscured
by efficient indifference,
in misty expedition,
emerging
like sunk plump islands,
my curves
have no vernal flatness left,
what I have, before me, is ripened,
rosy eyes in gaussian globes
defiant, out-staring my girl eyes
with its lashless woman glower,
the bowl of the womb that sits
upon a lichen secret, revealed
by an indulgent knee: a dark red
fruit,
my body is ready for love
yet my mind can’t catch up. 01/06/2013 Posted on 01/06/2013
Copyright © 2025 Johanna May
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by George Hoerner on 01/06/13 at 11:41 PM Is this not the issue with both the young and the old who think they are mature. Far too many seem ready for 'it' but not the potential issues. So many see little responsibility in 'it'. 'It' is great at times without the responsibilities but who knows when there will be more than expected? |
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