Marionette
If I tip over, a body will fall out of my own,
a body made of bone twigs and red yarn for hair,
that jangles against itself like a marionette.
Her eyes are shaft buttons that sparkle like
they are not made of plastic, but
rather sliced from the most precious
part of Earth’s insides,
perfected and sewn to her face
by God’s tiny hands.
I am double edged.
I am a shadow inside of a shadow,
black-on-black,
in black.
I have been carved out by time
and circumstance,
and the sharp blade of bad decisions has
carved her stone out of me.
I am hollow, but she is free.
Posted on January 11, 2013, in Poetry and tagged closed off, Decisions, Depression, Distant, life, mental illness, poetry, writing. Bookmark the permalink. 19 Comments.
Wow ~ vivid and thought-provoking Maggie Mae ~ love it
love it .. cant wait to read more and thanks for following and reading my blog.
I love the central metaphor of this poem and stanza one is stunning
Honestly, one of the best poems I have ever had the privilege to read!
Reblogged this on Doug Alan and commented:
Ms. Maggie Mae truly has a gift!
Greatness in the making!
I love the truth of this.
reblogged to House of Heart.
wow,, very well written very intense,,,very good,, read it twice, I rarely read anything twice,, love ur words
but how free can she be when another controls her strings?
“carved out by time and circumstance” — vivid. love.
amazing use of words!
God’s tiny hands. Good one.
thank you for following my blog, happy to do the same; you have a an amazing poetic voice and your choice of imagery is just amazing. love your work
I love this.
Seamless reading. I love the way you knit your words.
Wow. What a metaphor for life as we all are carved from what happenes to us.
Very vivid image. Good one.
Nick
I like this poem.
Reblogged this on Onwards and upwards. and commented:
This is a great poem, each time I read it I get a little more from it.
Poetry will always have different meanings for the reader than for the writer; I love the line ‘I have been carved out by time
and circumstance’ as it is something we all need to acknowledge about ourselves.
What do you take from this poem?
You are so talented and awesome, keep up the good work! this was a ride.