It's a New Age (Ekphrastic poem)
Ekphrastic poems are poems about paintings- this is the painting that inspired the poem. At the end, the parts in quotes are taken directly from the painting, as is the title. I recommend taking a look at the painting, but my piece can be understood either with the context of the painting or on it's own.
Choice glorious choice.
This is what we have inherited from the wars our mothers fought.
A lady must choose to be silent about the indignities (no iniquities) of this new age. She must hide the grotesqueness of her body and be mindful of the repulsive nature of her world. Be mindful because he made a mistake what is monstrous isn’t his crime but that you told it. It is repulsive and if you share it you are too.
Every Mourning i put milk with my cheerios before i take my daily dose of memory that shot of hot anger, guilt, shame
spiked with cinnamon and fear Fear silence and speech because you’ll be punished for both. Do you want privacy? Then shut the fuck up and be a L a d y. So CHOOSE the world shouts. You’ve been asking for CHOICE so now CHOOSE.I chose. Fuck silence (don’t make a fuss!) fuck privacy (don’t think he’ll let you keep that last refuge, are you stupid? Of course. Or we wouldn’t be here) fuck reputation (what, did you think they’d believe you just becauseit’strue?)
But “This Is Not Social Commentary” the artist says “This Is Art”.
Posted Aug 3, 2018, 1:54 AM UTC