Mirrored Red

Brady Bowen 1973 (Louisiana)



Rebirth isn’t a breeze-caress
but a ripping, bloody labor of self-love
that grinds the bones of your departed self
into dust easily mixed
with the blood of yesterday.

My golden muse departs for another
more worthy of the love-gift
as the mirror is held outward-facing always
reflecting only the shortcomings of safety
for those Greek ladies carry tragedies

Hither, thither and yon until
the mirror cuts her hands again.
The blood is mine; a vermillion song
crying out in the way of Abel
until again it is hither, thither and yon.

Why does my blood cry out
from this parched ground of ignonimy?
from whence comes sweet succor?
The dogs lick my life from the dirt
and no one notices I am no more.

About this poem

Private angelic love inspiration

Font size:
Collection  PDF     
 

Written on March 02, 2022

Submitted by BradyB999 on March 10, 2022

Modified on April 11, 2023

42 sec read
15

Quick analysis:

Scheme XXXXX AXXXX XXXXX XXAXX
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 713
Words 142
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 5, 5, 5, 5

Discuss the poem Mirrored Red with the community...

0 Comments

    Translation

    Find a translation for this poem in other languages:

    Select another language:

    • - Select -
    • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
    • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
    • Español (Spanish)
    • Esperanto (Esperanto)
    • 日本語 (Japanese)
    • Português (Portuguese)
    • Deutsch (German)
    • العربية (Arabic)
    • Français (French)
    • Русский (Russian)
    • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
    • 한국어 (Korean)
    • עברית (Hebrew)
    • Gaeilge (Irish)
    • Українська (Ukrainian)
    • اردو (Urdu)
    • Magyar (Hungarian)
    • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
    • Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Italiano (Italian)
    • தமிழ் (Tamil)
    • Türkçe (Turkish)
    • తెలుగు (Telugu)
    • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
    • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
    • Čeština (Czech)
    • Polski (Polish)
    • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Românește (Romanian)
    • Nederlands (Dutch)
    • Ελληνικά (Greek)
    • Latinum (Latin)
    • Svenska (Swedish)
    • Dansk (Danish)
    • Suomi (Finnish)
    • فارسی (Persian)
    • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
    • հայերեն (Armenian)
    • Norsk (Norwegian)
    • English (English)

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this poem to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "Mirrored Red" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 29 Mar. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem/122293/mirrored-red>.

    Become a member!

    Join our community of poets and poetry lovers to share your work and offer feedback and encouragement to writers all over the world!

    March 2024

    Poetry Contest

    Join our monthly contest for an opportunity to win cash prizes and attain global acclaim for your talent.
    2
    days
    14
    hours
    49
    minutes

    Special Program

    Earn Rewards!

    Unlock exciting rewards such as a free mug and free contest pass by commenting on fellow members' poems today!

    Browse Poetry.com

    Quiz

    Are you a poetry master?

    »
    The author of a poem is called ______.
    A Speaker
    B Poet
    C Writer
    D Author