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Much Too Heavy
Unaware of her beauty
bereft of all hope
self-enslaved by duty
hands bloodied by rope
Despondent goddess
face muddy, hair disheveled
in stained wedding dress
by obsession bedeviled
Cross breathtaking landscapes
she tugs at her grief
casket of pain
on steep terrain scrapes
weight inhumane
all happiness thief
Finally choosing
to not be slain by the dead
instead to start livng
the way clear in her head
As with Spring's advent
thaws the ice and snow
so will grief's pall relent
making fertile the heart
letting life's love grow
Reaching sorrow's summit
releasing cruel tether
down cascade of tears
she lets her past plummet
leaving her soul
to float as a feather
bereft of all hope
self-enslaved by duty
hands bloodied by rope
Despondent goddess
face muddy, hair disheveled
in stained wedding dress
by obsession bedeviled
Cross breathtaking landscapes
she tugs at her grief
casket of pain
on steep terrain scrapes
weight inhumane
all happiness thief
Finally choosing
to not be slain by the dead
instead to start livng
the way clear in her head
As with Spring's advent
thaws the ice and snow
so will grief's pall relent
making fertile the heart
letting life's love grow
Reaching sorrow's summit
releasing cruel tether
down cascade of tears
she lets her past plummet
leaving her soul
to float as a feather
Published 18th Sep 2020
| Edited 19th Sep 2020
Author's Note
Based on a music video, recommended by a dear goddess friend, called "Fjara," by the Icelandic group Sólstafir,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6j7mUxGz20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6j7mUxGz20
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18th Sep 2020 11:49pm
19th Sep 2020 00:24am
Thank you so much, Kristina❣❣ The video is packed with compelling imagery and, because I don't speak Icelandic, my imagination was especially stimulated. Thank you for sharing the inspiration.🌹😘
19th Sep 2020 4:14am
19th Sep 2020 4:56am
I am honored, Olivia, that you think my poem sublime. As one who drags too much grief and joy killing baggage through life I was trying to school myself with this one. Thank you so much, Olivia❣❣
