Time for Poetics in the dVerse Pub ~ Lisa is hosting and requests we write poems using sculpture as inspiration! [ my fave Las Vegas place to sit and reflect ]
Marco
Cochrane’s “Bliss Dance” is a 40-foot stainless-steel,
mesh-skinned figure captured in a moment of uninhibited confidence, a
transplant from the Burning Man festival that made a brief stop at
the Great Lawn at San Francisco's Treasure Island before being
purchased by MGM Resorts International. An arm extends out to balance
a soft back kick, giving the nude form a full-bodied gesture of
elegance and empowerment!
Original poem, published in 2021, in Red.
Hear Me Roar
lecherous looks from men
on sidewalks / in classrooms / airports
i turn my head / tune them out
i don't need catcalls / low-pitched moans
under-the-breath whistles / vulgar gestures
i sing the music / in my mind
celebrate / at the very edge of my soul
stride / with unwavering grace
too big to ignore
hey guys / i've heard it all before
beyond the noise / beneath the skin
ancient blood hums / with untamed song
i am iron / wrapped in velvet skin
soft as petals / sharp as thorns
not just a voice / but an anthem
a thunder stitched / from silence and scars
my worth not measured / by your gaze
my power not granted / by your praise
reborn / untamed / unbowed
a force of nature / wild and wise