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Why select the crown of thorns out of
all possible crowns?
Here is one made of gold, one of
glitter, and one of gems.
You could choose an easy life, but you
crawl along the grounds
in fields, forests and city streets to
consort with unknowns.
They will attach to you, not just rabbits
but dogs with fleas
and people of great need: poverty,
hunger, and disease.
You say your eyes are open, but you are
careless, too free
with money. I don't want to see
you break from empathy.
Not looking is an option, too. Please
leave the thorns for men.
Be still. Sit down. Curl up in an
easy chair. Wait for them.
For International Poetry Month Day #11.
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© 2020 Susan L. Chast
© 2020 Susan L. Chast
Wise message in this lovely poem Susan! So many women try to take care of everyone but forget that to be a true help to others they must also take care of their self. I have seen so many households where both work but the wife still takes care of the house. So many women are in real need of a true break!!
ReplyDeleteYes, rest and rejuvenate.... It is the time for women to rise and rule.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting, weaves like a crown of thistles, if not thorns. Great opening lines. And yet you don't want to see a break from empathy, even though you don't want the "you" dragging down through humanity. I feel like there is a lot of respect, why choose an easy life? People in great need. An invitation to curl up in the easy chair, knowing that the invitation will not be accepted.
ReplyDeleteThank you everyone! Qbit, you are right, she teaches the speaker rather than the other way around. I may have to make that clearer somehow. I need a line maybe to a child, saying wait a bit before you pick up the cross.
ReplyDeleteOr maybe a dialogue. I thought "Leave it for men" would work, but maybe she needs to laugh and say no!
ReplyDeleteAn evocative poem, speaking for that perfect balance women are ever seeking between the role of superwoman and princess!
ReplyDeleteMore marvelous writing from you, Susan.
ReplyDeleteYour sleeping beauty is a champion, a savior, a true hero. A complex write ~~ I enjoyed it.
ReplyDeleteUnique take on this image. Balance is so difficult to achieve.
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