Submissions by MadameLavender
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Death Dons a Mask
For men shall be lovers of their own selves…..for of this sort, are they which creep into houses, and lead captive, silly women laden with sins, led away with diverse lusts…” 2 Timothy 3, 2-6
And what better way,
thought Death,
than to wear one as skin…
I shall call this one, “Jezebel”
and I have stripped her of bones
and what remains,
shall be stored in my pall
until……
I don her as my coat.
I will go to and fro
masquerading
luring
deceiving
until…..
this flesh rots away
like all the...
And what better way,
thought Death,
than to wear one as skin…
I shall call this one, “Jezebel”
and I have stripped her of bones
and what remains,
shall be stored in my pall
until……
I don her as my coat.
I will go to and fro
masquerading
luring
deceiving
until…..
this flesh rots away
like all the...
#deception
#devil
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The Captain's Daughter
O, Father, I have found you
at last—
the controversy of my birth
drove wedges
all around the families,
drove miles
between us as whitecaps
carried your ship to foreign places.
I did not know that you
were looking for me
when I watched horizons
and knew not, where you were.
The lands are mere plateaus
and that which fills the spaces between
is nothing more
than a liquid looking-glass in bowls,
that carried your boats
to and fro
their shadows visible
from under...
at last—
the controversy of my birth
drove wedges
all around the families,
drove miles
between us as whitecaps
carried your ship to foreign places.
I did not know that you
were looking for me
when I watched horizons
and knew not, where you were.
The lands are mere plateaus
and that which fills the spaces between
is nothing more
than a liquid looking-glass in bowls,
that carried your boats
to and fro
their shadows visible
from under...
#family
#sea
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Dear Me
So in 37 years
you're gonna look back at this moment
with your morbid sense of humor
and wonder....
if you made the right choice
by pulling the hose
out of the tailpipe, today
because you forgot to fill the gas tank.
You're going to supervise
three chemistry laboratories
and have to get seven new analyzers
up and running
in a year's time
(while keeping all the old ones going, of course
and not to mention
all the "what the f--k" stuff that comes with management)
And that thought will...
you're gonna look back at this moment
with your morbid sense of humor
and wonder....
if you made the right choice
by pulling the hose
out of the tailpipe, today
because you forgot to fill the gas tank.
You're going to supervise
three chemistry laboratories
and have to get seven new analyzers
up and running
in a year's time
(while keeping all the old ones going, of course
and not to mention
all the "what the f--k" stuff that comes with management)
And that thought will...
#SelfReflection
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Clouds Of My Childhood
I sometimes walk these fields
and remember--
the clouds
how they were back then
full of promises, shifting
into things
that looked alive.
They were the stuff of stories--
Queens and hares
queer, silly things
yet somehow arresting
with a flicker of worry.
So many things
changing
morphing--
brewing slowly
so it almost seemed
like it was supposed to be that way.
I giggled.
We all giggled
at the tales he told--
down, down
the rabbit hole
to lands conjured
in...
and remember--
the clouds
how they were back then
full of promises, shifting
into things
that looked alive.
They were the stuff of stories--
Queens and hares
queer, silly things
yet somehow arresting
with a flicker of worry.
So many things
changing
morphing--
brewing slowly
so it almost seemed
like it was supposed to be that way.
I giggled.
We all giggled
at the tales he told--
down, down
the rabbit hole
to lands conjured
in...
#memories
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Casting Lots
I observed as Autumn and Summer
faced off at the brink of each other--
"I shall win, this time"
Autumn declared, and the sun dimmed, just a little.
"Take your Pyrrhic victory," and Summer handed over its leaves
bowing out, but not without a plan to return.
Air, a little colder, leaves, a little golder
became windblown, tumbling away
but not before I threw in all of my pasts to join them
then turned away, feeling new.
faced off at the brink of each other--
"I shall win, this time"
Autumn declared, and the sun dimmed, just a little.
"Take your Pyrrhic victory," and Summer handed over its leaves
bowing out, but not without a plan to return.
Air, a little colder, leaves, a little golder
became windblown, tumbling away
but not before I threw in all of my pasts to join them
then turned away, feeling new.
#nature
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Dating Profile
Since Facebook is for some reason, packing my news feed full of dating ads, click the box to see who you'll marry, Mia draws your soulmate in 10 minutes, join this over 55 singles website... I said, well, let's just have at it, and write my own dating profile. Here 'ya go, Facebook:
NAME: Madame
AGE: 57
OCCUPATION: Lab Tech (I've drawn blood from dead people, and I know what your condom contents look like, under a microscope.)
ABOUT ME: I am Betty Crocker with a samurai sword. Jesus is my homie, I am not your mother, and I will not...
NAME: Madame
AGE: 57
OCCUPATION: Lab Tech (I've drawn blood from dead people, and I know what your condom contents look like, under a microscope.)
ABOUT ME: I am Betty Crocker with a samurai sword. Jesus is my homie, I am not your mother, and I will not...
#dating
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What Goes Into A Blood Test
This isn't really a poem, but I thought I'd give a look into what goes on behind the scenes, in a clinical laboratory, in case anyone ever wonders, what happens to your blood sample (or pee, or anything else that comes out of your body) after it's drawn and disappears into that mysterious room that no one ever sees.
There's an awful lot of things that us lab techs have to do and monitor, in order to provide a set of test results that doctors use to diagnose and treat patients. It's not just pop the blood tube in the box and out comes the printout on the other end.
...
There's an awful lot of things that us lab techs have to do and monitor, in order to provide a set of test results that doctors use to diagnose and treat patients. It's not just pop the blood tube in the box and out comes the printout on the other end.
...
#job
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Sasha Wore a Red Dress
She drove to the shore
(couldn’t take anymore)
wore her best
flowing red dress
She said:
“I’ll close my eyes
fly up to the skies
may never return
it’s all gonna burn
all day and all night—
Now it’s my turn
to run away.
What price can I pay
to live for the day?
Just killing time
until I can find
some feeling inside
for feeling alive.”
The tide flowed in
pulled back again
around and around
a soothing sound
She never made...
(couldn’t take anymore)
wore her best
flowing red dress
She said:
“I’ll close my eyes
fly up to the skies
may never return
it’s all gonna burn
all day and all night—
Now it’s my turn
to run away.
What price can I pay
to live for the day?
Just killing time
until I can find
some feeling inside
for feeling alive.”
The tide flowed in
pulled back again
around and around
a soothing sound
She never made...
#death
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Moonlight Promises
O sing me a song
of violet nights
and a love that soars
to moon-high heights.
Come gather me now
upon the shores
of silver flecked waters
forevermore
I've grown my garden
for you and me
awaiting the day
when we shall be
Adorned and a-lit
'neath summer's moon
a ring and two hearts
and a vow, "I do"
I give you my hand
amid tea-stained lace
creation approves
our blessed place
O sing me a song
for now we are one
the moon steps aside
to usher...
of violet nights
and a love that soars
to moon-high heights.
Come gather me now
upon the shores
of silver flecked waters
forevermore
I've grown my garden
for you and me
awaiting the day
when we shall be
Adorned and a-lit
'neath summer's moon
a ring and two hearts
and a vow, "I do"
I give you my hand
amid tea-stained lace
creation approves
our blessed place
O sing me a song
for now we are one
the moon steps aside
to usher...
#romantic
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Everyone Needs Some Oral
Oral Roberts was his name,
praisin' Jesus was his game.
When he wasn't dissing sin,
he let the spirit flow within.
He even wrote a bunch of books,
gave the devil, dirty looks.
Pumped the choir up to sing
"Hallelujah to the King!"
Herded all the wayward sheep,
prayed the Lord, their souls to keep
So if you feel you're goin' to hell
Oral said "God wants you, well".
praisin' Jesus was his game.
When he wasn't dissing sin,
he let the spirit flow within.
He even wrote a bunch of books,
gave the devil, dirty looks.
Pumped the choir up to sing
"Hallelujah to the King!"
Herded all the wayward sheep,
prayed the Lord, their souls to keep
So if you feel you're goin' to hell
Oral said "God wants you, well".
#religion
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Maidens of Castle Anthrax: The Lost Monty Python Song
We rode a fake jalopy
with coconuts sounding cloppy
off beaten paths
to Anthrax
the castle on the moors.
At first we all were flummoxed
no where or why or whatsit;
we found no Grail
on our trail
but there were nympho maids…..
Oh, we’ll gallivant in our britches
with those naughty bitches
who caused a whole
rigamarole
and a brouhaha.
Shenanigans they were thinking,
skull duggery and hoodwinking--
tricked us in
to carnal sin
and spankings, all around.
with coconuts sounding cloppy
off beaten paths
to Anthrax
the castle on the moors.
At first we all were flummoxed
no where or why or whatsit;
we found no Grail
on our trail
but there were nympho maids…..
Oh, we’ll gallivant in our britches
with those naughty bitches
who caused a whole
rigamarole
and a brouhaha.
Shenanigans they were thinking,
skull duggery and hoodwinking--
tricked us in
to carnal sin
and spankings, all around.
#funny
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The Violence Of The Day
I cannot fix
what I did not break--
but I tried to neutralize it,
your anger
emotions
when I could.
I felt the pressure
today
(building)
Everyone else did, too.
Funny
how time slows
just before the worst--
is it so we can have a few more seconds
to escape
or so the pain is dulled?
We knew today was different
and somehow
it was coming
(this time)
for real--
No more regersals.
Could I have steered things differently
years ago
in the classroom ...
what I did not break--
but I tried to neutralize it,
your anger
emotions
when I could.
I felt the pressure
today
(building)
Everyone else did, too.
Funny
how time slows
just before the worst--
is it so we can have a few more seconds
to escape
or so the pain is dulled?
We knew today was different
and somehow
it was coming
(this time)
for real--
No more regersals.
Could I have steered things differently
years ago
in the classroom ...
#job
#violence
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