Mabh Savage
Words and the world passing by; how it sings to me; how I clamour back.
Jam
Sticky, clicky poppy lid
Snaps open; nasal bliss
Ensues; a sugary mid
Morning madness
Red, glistening, pips
Upon my shoulder
Captain of the preserves
Conserve my energy
For this conserve
A jewel upon my knife
Then spread on wheat
Burnt, golden, sweet
Jam makes a happy life!
Secret of a Daffodil
I place my ear gently to the golden trumpet
What secrets do you hold?
I heard you whispering
Just as you called to Persephone
Am I distracted by your beauty
Waiting for Hades to snatch me away
Or am I the kidnapper
Of my own destiny?
Narcissus whispers sweetly
‘Don’t be so hard on yourself’
And bobs his yellow head
In the soft, spring breeze.
The Mist
Swirling shroud
A watery veil
Like tired eyes;
A crazed wail
Cracks through the cloud
Of foggy fear
The eyes alive
As shapes appear
Looming, lunging
Awkwardly
Towards a shuddering
Effigy
Of something that used
To be alive
Now lost in the mist
Struggling to survive
Tear off the shroud
Sunlight fries
The frazzling fog
The watery lies
Wail no more
A calm descends
Mist dissipates;
The shuddering ends.
Comes with a Warning
Wash dark feelings separately
Press the red button
Max head room uncertain
Unauthorised access forbidden
Stand clear of the line
If you can see
Where it is.
Eyes Closed
Black
Velvet
Streamed with red
Tiny light
Gone.
The Call
White treasure, petals bright
Fall from high to small
Hands and fingers, softly lands
Adoration; springtime’s call.
Blossom
Waves of pleasure
Olfactory lust
Nasal pollination
Vernal must
Musky, heady
Trance inducing
Moving, ready,
Rain drops sluicing
Founts of heaven
Sensation heavy
Petrichor bomb
Blossom so heady
The smell of spring
The scented air
The cherry, apple
Plum and pear
Hawthorn coming
Spikes and white
Jasmine joins
The throng at night
Honeysuckle
In the wings
Food for bees
Nectar for kings
My treasure, jewels
My court of fools
We lay entranced
And drool.
Someone’s Narcissistic Best Friend
I
Am
A cut
Above
All other
Gemstones
All other
Jewels
Bow
To
I
Fangirling
Without thought
I tug on
Black pants
Red socks
Black border
“Toxic!”
On the side
Tight jeans
Black boots
Red motif
Comedy T
Line my eyes
Laughing
In the glass
At my red black
Jean clad ass
There could be
Such a thing
As reading
Too much Deadpool.
Take me to the Ocean
Waiting by the ocean
Waiting by the shore
Clouds are hanging, cloaking
Sunlight, grey and raw.
Beach lies glinting wetly
Tide breaks like a sigh
Pebbles crackling, crunching
‘Neath the slate tile sky
Winkles, whelks and starfish
Rays and sprays and gulls
Bladderwrack and mermaids purse
Crannies, nooks and pools.
Take me to the ocean
Take me to the shore
Where earth meets sea meets sky
I couldn’t ask for more.
