- Non-Erotic Poetry
- womanliness
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never through
harsh mirror angles
have I understood
my curves--
curves that have been here
all along--
curves that guide the way
to what I have to give;
how amply spreading
limbs and trunk
will stretch,
and in their stretching
be the very
beauty that I live.
I had to see through
eyes--not mine--
a coyness
as it shines in smiles,
bright, still pretty
and despite the years,
still girly,
bursting into blushes, giggles...
and through another's ears
I hear a pure delight,
though long my voice,
distorted,
bore to me strange shame
when I sighed or groaned
or dared indulge a languid moan.
though late,
I now look down
rolling hills
to tender valleys
and feel the flower bloom,
as warm springs rush
there rises light perfume;
this I inhabit
shedding old, familiar doubt,
for I have grown
to be a wondrous bounty:
this is my womanliness,
and proudly,
I claim her as my own.
- COMMENTS
Tsothaalmost 10 years agoWow. I had missed this, and I'm glad I found it! I agree with the previous comments (by the way, excellent stanza-by-stanza comment, Todski).
Your first stanza is evocative and subtly (but very) erotic, at least, to me. It's followed by a thoughtful stanza, of seeing yourself through others. And finally, achieving self-confidence and acceptance. This is self-exploration that doesn't sound self-absorbed or trite (and it's erotic, too!). Well done.
todski28about 10 years agoIt's completely exposing of not just your body but your whole being.
The very first image of assessing your worth in the mirror, is as evocative a stanza as I have read , it covers the contours of a woman and discusses stretching which has the dual connotations of sex or birth to children, the beauty of creation or pleasure all exposed.
You even guide us there with your words as if the reader is watching you in the mirror trace you body in acceptance of what you are as a whole being.
In the second stanza
You invite the reader to be the second person that is helping you discover you, you never detail who it is so we go on a voyeuristic journey, You show us the fun flirty side of women in general I know that when I am flirting right there is laughter, giggles, and coy smiles. As an added indulgence you guide the reader to think of you indulging in yourself.
The final stanza of acceptance and realization is a beautiful embrace of femininity and claiming you woman hood,
This write is a true exposure of yourself as a woman, maybe not 100% erotic but as a man , this is as erotic as anything else I have read.
Oldbear63about 10 years agoI agree with Greenmountaineer about the last stanza. So sensuous and absolutely beautiful - oh and never too late...
SpringBreezesabout 10 years agoAuthorThank you all for your comments! I agonize on whether these poems that straddle the categories should be entered in non- or simply erotic, and actually discussed this poem before placing it here. There's just me in this, and though the imagery clearly has erotic allusions, the message is a broader and deeper one.
Were a man to struggle to achieve a realization of his masculinity and write explicitly about that struggle in a similar way, where would it go?
I appreciate the thought you have given to my poetry more than I can say.
greenmountaineerabout 10 years agoThis is just wonderful writing, SpringBreezes. I'm still digesting the words. At first I was taken back by "womanliness," not a common term compared to its counterpart, but as a read the narrative, your unique word choice fit so well.
The last stanza was such a wonderful culmination of acceptance and joy.
