Friday, September 6, 2019

Mulier Tenaces

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Born rebel with my own ribs I stitched
every truth I captured with my teeth
to my womb song of feminism.

Not every fang is poison or every scripture truth.
A serpent opened my eyes when words spoke blindness.
Scales weigh the lies on a tongue.

Spin me wild and wild I’ll be…Tenacity of Freedom…


©Susie Clevenger 2019

Real Toads ~ Art Flash/55



16 comments:

  1. Susie, this poem is super sharp and defiant, and I love the lines: ‘Not every fang is poison or every scripture truth’ and ‘Scales weigh the lies on a tongue’. You’ve captured the tone of the image!

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  2. This is deliciously dark and brooding!❤️ I love; "Not every fang is poison or every scripture truth." Inspired ~

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  3. The wordplay with scales is wonderful. "A serpent opened my eyes when words spoke blindness" I think we all have been there

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  4. I love this, especially that fourth line that Shay noted.

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  5. Things vibrate when I read this, Susie. My favorite line is the last, it makes me glad I read, "Spin me wild and wild I’ll be…"
    ..

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  6. I love the spirit and defiant energy of this piece Susie - excellent write!

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  7. This blew me away, Susie! Every sentence carries equal weight in such a powerful series of statements.

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  8. My fave is "spin me wild and wild I'll be" -- the Latin title lends the poem the authority of both oracle and curse. We are spell-bound to this writhing underworld womb.

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  9. “A serpent opened my eyes when words spoke blindness.”

    Wow. I really love that line.

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  10. This powerful! Not every fang poison, nor every scripture truth. Excellent.

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  11. Not every fang is poison and or every scripture truth

    indeed, but scripture can be venomous

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  12. "Not every fang is poison or every scripture truth." Love this, Linda!

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  13. Freedom is fine so long as it does not affect others. Looking at her it appears as though all her wishes came true but now she is regretting it.

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  14. Scripture certainly is used, turned poisonous to meet evil aspirations. Love that line. You tapped into a wild, fighting spirit here.

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