proteus

by prasanna   May 15, 2020


the sea spells y/our name in
the gentle whirlpools
forming in the tides.
divided by seafoam,
the lighthouse calls on your
heart to light the way,
you know -
the beating conch shell
that always sounded like
home. sometimes you’d
speak in prose, most nights
you spoke in poetry; i was
hopeless to your trawling
of the seas. your tongue –
an accurate trident, you’d
spear to hurt, and the hurt,
an omniscient god
acquainting herself with her
kingdom, you’d fish with
bait:

“once, i dreamt of you –
actually, i don’t remember
the dream but it ended with
you, and a forever-after”

“…you smell of sunshine,
your eyes - hickory,
burning late into the night”

and i-
i impale myself
on the hook
willingly in a bid
to pull you into
the water,

but you’re a strong,
merciful god, cutting
me loose before
swirling back
into the seas.

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inspired by star's piece, casting:
https://www.poems-and-quotes.com/poems/1275632

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  • 4 years ago

    by Shruti

    The first line is so good, it alone left many beautiful and gentle images in my mind.
    And the comparison of their heart to a beating conch shell, I love that so much.
    And towards the end, even after knowing the danger and the end result, diving into it, impaling yourself to the hook willingly; I don't know if this is about love or anything else, but it's beautiful!

  • 4 years ago

    by Star

    I should have been the one nominating this. Rania keeps beating me to it!!
    Actually your wording in this is interesting.
    This is beautiful!

    I cant put my thoughts on this in a proper comment right now, maybe I should do that some other time :)

  • 4 years ago

    by Sunshine

    I am leaving the same comment for both poems, you and Mark's, what did the both of you just write? I hope the randomness of the weekly takes both poems to the front.

    You both have different styles yet each had this magical atmosphere and honestly magical wording. I'm a 3rd to be left inspired.

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