The Water Tower

By nur hidayah

Saturday,
I tried to take in the sky in one swallow
My heart burst at its seams
Blue blood fingered purple through red veins
Would my tears flow indigo?

Optic static
Thin streams of clouds disgorged
Lash snagged white.

Watermill
Rolling eyeballs to the brain;
Aquarium of pounding colours
Five minute memory fishes
Bumping into non existent
Tank boundaries.

The earth laid naked
Stripped of her blue dress

Blushing red deserts
And sensuous mountain peaks
River valleys
Spread wide open

With human hands the stars were grabbed
And the earth propelled to a staggering spin
It isn't that hard.

Like rowing a boat

Purposeful
Lonely

The sea, it swayed against my thighs
Dancing moon beats.

The infinities never looked so endearing
[Milk]y Way stained dark blue lip
If only I could reach and kiss
It away.
Slip a tongue into the beyond

But
I could wear explosions
In a glittering tiara
And the universe still
Would never notice.

Saturday,
I ate the sky in one swallow
And my soul has been ripped, it seems.

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Published on Friday, March 23, 2007. Filed under: "Poetry"

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Comments on "The Water Tower"

On Sunday, January 24, 2016, TropicalSnowstorm (1580) wrote:

This is filled with extraordinary imagery, and represents the finest this site has to offer. Wonderful to read your words and a well deserved POTD. Ciao, T/S
A former member wrote: ''The earth laid naked, Stripped of her blue dress'' amazing... i love your choice of words and imagery *faves*
On Friday, June 1, 2007, Tonights Decision (132) wrote:

lucid and full of yearning. light light rain with tremendous weight..
A former member wrote: Ah Lady Nuri! this is stunning. your imagery is sublime.
On Saturday, March 24, 2007, nur hidayah (114) wrote:

Thank you for all the kind comments, everybody
On Saturday, March 24, 2007, evcfenix (15) wrote:

amazing. the second last stanza really is my favourite. explosions ina glittering tiara. perfectly put.
On Friday, March 23, 2007, Mylissa (825) wrote:

this was simply stunning.
On Friday, March 23, 2007, torn_beauty (77) wrote:

oh wow, how amazing was that?
On Friday, March 23, 2007, Dancing_Monkey (1228) wrote:

would my tears flow indigo.. powerfull and niiiiicely done
A former member wrote: Your words are so elegantly laced together...squeezing out every last drop of beauty.
A former member wrote: This created a mirror in my mind.. and each stanza reflected the next, a utopia of colorful illustrations.. this was absolutely exquisite.. I'm left breathless.
On Friday, March 23, 2007, Aunty Depressant (423) wrote:

I was intrigued by the 5 minute memory fish and tongueing the beyond..hmm