she could feel
all their eyes
over her skin
the judgmental stares
imprinting false labels
to her name
in the dark
her heart broken
she shed tears
one sunny day
she found light
erasing her shame
her crown upright
and skin bare
she freely poses
Art by Catrin Welz-Stein
- Written for dVerse Poetics: Feeling a Bit Nostalgic Today! My poem was inspired by the art piece shown above by artist Catrin Welz-Stein.
Ah yes. A clever ekphrasis
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Thanks Gillena.
DeleteNice poem, you added depth to the image.
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DeleteYou captured the mood of the subject in your poem, Maria. I’m glad she ‘found light erasing her shame’ and learned to ignore the critics.
ReplyDeleteThank you Kim.
DeleteA wonderful ekphrastic poem for the image.....I am most smitten by the first stanza. You capture the feeling of the image right off the bat!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Lillian.
DeleteComing into your own .. claiming your essence .. how amazingly freeing that is. Well done!
ReplyDeleteThank you Helen.
DeleteBeautifully written. I love the hopeful strong ending.
ReplyDeleteThanks Dwight.
DeleteI can feel the dark gaze... but it can be turned against them by being you.
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DeleteI am glad she found light and her courage to turn a new page. Good interpretation of the photo.
ReplyDeleteI like that triumphant ending
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