Solitary night
walled insight.
Hissing words
the dragon came.
Faced it unslain
burned to the core.
Ride its back
anticipate each tack
dousing fires
my offspring
devour.
This is a flash fiction/poem in exactly 160 characters, hosted by Monkey Man, post on Sunday, and let him know HERE .
This is VERY metaphorical, and no, my offspring are not dragons! Three events brought the reality of motherhood to my awareness, and a dragon image emerged. First, the "calling" that I would not be a spiritual leader after high school, but a mother. This was God's message to me, on a retreat. Second, the actual labor and delivery should have killed me, and the courage to continue naturally felt like walking through dragon fire. Third, the dangers our children face are sometimes self inflicted, by accident or intention, from playstructure fires to drinking and drugs. The dragon flies on......
riding a dragon migh be pretty fun...upto the point it eats your kids? nice 160. smiles.
ReplyDeleteah so you dont live in a magical land with dragons...drat, i was going to ask for a visit...i def understand the metaphor...maybe i will write about my oldest birth story this week...i told it a while back but...live on to another day....
ReplyDeleteI think being a mother is also being a spiritual leader.
ReplyDeleteMotherhood has been the catalyst for more change in my life than any other thing.
Thanks for stopping by my blog today. Your words were a comfort to me.
Fire Breathing Giants.
ReplyDeleteThe Heat is unbearable.
I'll be your St. George!
"Ride its back
ReplyDeleteanticipate each tack
dousing fires
my offspring
devour." - these lines really resonate. As a mother of 3, I know these fires intimately.
I agree with Hope - a mother is definitely a spirtutal leader. :)
I like the imagery but never would have (and still don't) connect it with your iconographic explanation.
ReplyDeleteTo me the wonder is not that it's done well, but that it's done at all. This is definitely done well. I'm full of admiration.
ReplyDeleteLove the imagery you created with the full on dragon encounter. Thanks for being a part of the Sunday 160.
ReplyDeleteI like this very much as I think metaphors work best in what we wish to convey.
ReplyDeleteHaibun: death vibes