Poem: Seven Studies for a Self-Portrait (Study #5)

Study #5
after Frida Kahlo

I dream I am a wreck of a woman.

I am not grand like a ruins, I am not a broken column.

I am the traffic accident on morning radio.

A bus handrail is sticking in my uterus like a huge thumbtack.

My collarbone hangs round my throat like a necklace.

I dream a monkey is picking up bits of my spine with his pale hands.

The monkey is carefully arranging me back together.

I hear the Professor say the monkey is the traditional symbol for lust.

My monkey is very gentle.

When he is finished, I will take him to my breast, and offer him my nipple.

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Comments

Calder said…
This poem sure takes the reader on a journey. I like what you said and whatyou didn't say here. Great read!

Thanks for stopping in at Every Day Poets and commenting on my poem there. Appreciated!!!

Smiles!

I have noticed in the past week or so that blogger has been getting a bit more creatuve with their word verifications... mine below here is

scardipp
4:04 PM
Jee Leong said…
Dear scaredipp, why is your ipp scared? Thanks for reading!

Jee Leong
6:18 PM
A.H. said…
Sort of Plath meets Kahlo--what a meeting of minds.
3:38 AM
Jee Leong said…
Andrew, you're right. I had not realized I was channeling Plath. Now it seems obvious to me.
8:29 AM
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