IMAGO OF MY SOUL #2

Ghoulish gods have garnered
memories, archaic dreams
and unquenchable fires
to fathom, to form
The Imago - "Romeo,"
the composite
of all my desires.

An invisible attempt to conspire
configuring up old longings,
personifying
all specified qualities, so dearly aquired
into that one mythical yet mortal being -
"Imago!"

You have existed before all time
born in the moment we met
re- birthed aspirations: to make you mine.
You are mother, father
memories of just us three
my attempts to merge with you
are to make me whole you see.

Imago of my Soul,
"imaginery Lover"
the only blueprint I've ever known.
Despite all imperfections
I can clearly see -
until I make you mine
I shall never be free....

Bjr 1 Feb. 2010

— Bonitaj, Feb 01, 2010

About This Poem

About the Author

Region, Country: Tip of Southern Africa, ZAF

Favorite Poets: Too many to narrow down, but briefly :, AUDEN, T.S. ELIOT, DICKENSON, RILKE, THOREAU, RUMI ... the list is endless. Am inspired by many, especially those that live lives of "quiet desperation, and go to the grave with a song still in them" (THoreau)

Critiques

Bonitaj

16 years 4 months ago

Gentlemen!

Apologies for a convoluted write! This is actually a well researched topic - to those in the 'know', but outside of psychology, indeed a little esoteric. Please google IMAGO and all shall be revealed! It won't make this a better poem - but it may well enlighten you! THanks for stopping by! Boni

Bonitaj

16 years 4 months ago

ps.

THe title comes from a book by Isabelle Alleinde entitled: INES OF MY SOUL and in order not to make this a little more generic and not dedicated to that ONE PERSON - I used the concept of IMAGO. Hope that helps! Boni

Bonitaj

16 years 4 months ago

tsk! tsk!

Kaligantsarus! Since when have NOT been up to a challenge! As my kids would say! "Well SORRY!" I realise it was a little off the mark as I said, but sometimes we have to paste it and stir up the ire of some and the curiosity of others! Indeed the write needs work on it from a purely poetical structuring part- I will get back to it! At the very least - YOU LEARNT SOMETHING! and teaching you anything is damn hard! ;) Boni

Bonitaj

16 years 4 months ago

Oh Kal!

Sorry to provoke such ire! Alright - think I'll take up practice as a therapist and quit the "day -job" of writing crummy poetry! I take it all in good humour... CHeers Boni ps. Sorry - I don't do Janov's "Primal therapy" but I'm told it helps ;)

Kailashana

16 years 4 months ago

I’ve used Imago in my

I've used Imago in my poems, and it's not that mysterious in light of the grand mystery that is the images we carry with us, morphing into what is our present reality. I'm keenly interested in part 3. Thanks Boni, this one is breaking out of the cocoon. ~A "What we do for ourselves dies with us. What we do for others and the world remains and is immortal." Albert Pine

Bonitaj

16 years 4 months ago

Thanks Anna!

for cutting me some slack and moreover seeing the intrigue in the last stanza... "unfinished business" indeed! My sense is that one takes certain tasks with one into the next life - but there is always the challenge of trying to finish up in this one! ;) Cheers Boni