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Janus
I service a deity with two faces
Faithful penitent, holy harlot
mind supine to their whims
Words and Music the Janus
I attempt to appease
Bound to verse and loop
submissive to rhythm and rhyme
deprived of sleep and sanity
in their most sacred service
until such time as they are content
So jealous, this individual deity
insistent, persistent until I yield
I spend my days and nights
seeing chords and hearing words
seduced into divine intoxication
Faithful penitent, holy harlot
mind supine to their whims
Words and Music the Janus
I attempt to appease
Bound to verse and loop
submissive to rhythm and rhyme
deprived of sleep and sanity
in their most sacred service
until such time as they are content
So jealous, this individual deity
insistent, persistent until I yield
I spend my days and nights
seeing chords and hearing words
seduced into divine intoxication
Published 23rd Feb 2020
Author's Note
I struggle constantly between the desires of poetry and music production. Both are demanding, relentless and constantly insistent I attend to them.
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23rd Feb 2020 12:16pm
Dear E,
What a divine struggle. Frustrating to be sure, relentless- well that’s the creative arts curse.
Your piece is so reminiscent of the lives of all the greats; Beethoven, Mozart, Bach, Picasso, Monet, Mondrian. And then there are the poets...
“Faithful penitent, holy harlot” I love this line for are we all not one or the other when necessary?
I love the rhythm and meter of your piece. It’s format allows your point to be understood. Excellent write conveying the conflict of trying to serve two masters. H🌷
What a divine struggle. Frustrating to be sure, relentless- well that’s the creative arts curse.
Your piece is so reminiscent of the lives of all the greats; Beethoven, Mozart, Bach, Picasso, Monet, Mondrian. And then there are the poets...
“Faithful penitent, holy harlot” I love this line for are we all not one or the other when necessary?
I love the rhythm and meter of your piece. It’s format allows your point to be understood. Excellent write conveying the conflict of trying to serve two masters. H🌷
23rd Feb 2020 1:53pm
Nice to see a post on the board from you again, ES.
I enjoyed how you've emphasized Words and Music by personifying them. I too liked L2 very much, and found it curious that Faithful was capped, but not the remainder - as though you are putting both the penitent and harlot on the same level, none above the other. Loved the alliteration of holy harlot. The consonance of 's' rings throughout the entire verse.
You did an excellent job with this one!
I enjoyed how you've emphasized Words and Music by personifying them. I too liked L2 very much, and found it curious that Faithful was capped, but not the remainder - as though you are putting both the penitent and harlot on the same level, none above the other. Loved the alliteration of holy harlot. The consonance of 's' rings throughout the entire verse.
You did an excellent job with this one!
