the supremely cultured

the supremely cultured

send flowers to no address

specifically,

they wilt in transition

as the lives they represent

a mass of spectacular color,

she was not a bulb

to be plied

stood out in defiant stance

bloomed in the only mind that mattered

while her heart, died of an early frost

or a late frost,

or just natural causes

that caused her to consume

the metaphorical gun of despair

she was what they wanted

for a while,

planted in the terrarium

of "normalcy"

of "sweetness"

of compliance to the will

of those who mourn her now

with guilty pleasure

and an array of blossoming smiles

they made her,

they sowed the seeds

that grew her to their perfection

a garden of insanity

where freedom of self

is so deeply rooted

the ground is the only solace

why this heart?

what gains for them in the end?

a corpse of charitable contribution

lies deadly awake

staring at a sky she can't see.

erin-cilberto

4/9/22

Reviews

[Patricia]

So sad, cultured and demeaned beauty, used until she is a dried out flower. Not sure who this is about but it leaves me mournful.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your words, Patricia,
j.

[Chris Shaw]

These words J conjured up many possibilities. All of them tragic. A heart no longer beats and a despairing soul has been taken.

they sowed the seeds
that grew her to their perfection

A victim of callous and evil behaviour. That's how I read these lines. Trafficking came to mind.

Chris

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for commenting on this fairly well shunned piece...it appreciates your attention, Chris,read morethank you for commenting on this fairly well shunned piece...it appreciates your attention, Chris,
j.

[andrew mitchell]

This reminded me of Francis Farmer played by Jessica Lange. And how she was misread and went through those terrible mental tortures applied by the mental institutions of that time. All rather sad and everyone involved felt guilty.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, andrew, and yes, Jessica was fabulous in that part...should have gotten the oscar.

[JE Falcon]

So deep, so striking, I especially liked, --- "why this heart?
what gains for them in the end?
a corpse of charitable contribution
lies deadly awake
staring at a sky she can't see." --- I'm a tad slow these days, so I had to read the end twice, then I thought about it some more. --- Thanks, Jacob!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, JE, appreciate the read and your words,
j.