Tree Girl with Woodpeckers (1960)
Kaoro Kawano
All bark and no bite -
that's the story of my life.
Rooted in place no matter
how rude the circumstance
or crass the company. Fertilized
with bullshit. Bladed by boys
to impress girls and scarred
long after C ceased
to LUV T 4-EVER.
This is not a smile -
it is a rictus, and it aches.
Beaks buried to my sap: tap, tap, tap.
Tap, tap, tap. I've heard voices say
the shade is nice this time of year.
My face stays tilted to the sun,
my branches martyred.
For Kerry's prompt at Real Toads
10 comments:
WOW! I am speechless. How women feel that incessant tap tap tap...how often our smile is a rictus. Fantastic!
You got under the skin of this print, MZ.
Fertilized with bullshit. The carved memento of love, The face turned to the sun.
All comes together in a beautiful portrait of neo-feminism.
I'm completely taken by the phrase "Fertilized/with bullshit." It's just so... now.
Oh this is such an evocative write, MZ especially drawn by; "I've heard voices say the shade is nice this time of year. My face stays tilted to the sun, my branches martyred."
I'm with all of the above and sense the endurance in this piece.
"This is not a smile -
it is a rictus, and it aches"
Gorgeous lines!!!
much love...
"This is not a smile -
it is a rictus, and it aches"
Stunning work here. I love the viewpoint in this, and the words you've chosen, staccato, like those tap-tap-tappings.
I had the same kind of reaction to this picture and its title, and didn't want to deal with it so I ran away and found something else. I am glad you have dealt with it so brilliantly!
with brevity and clarity you reveal so much, MZ
A big dose of reality with this one. "Fertilized with bullshit" So so true
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