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Three

I tilt back my head
Until my throat is straight,
Not so I can swallow swords
And not so I can swallow men,
But so I can chime my teeth
Against the hilt of a certain slant of Christ.
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They want you to make yourself smaller.....
Don't let the scroll between you shoulders
Unroll until it hurts you to spread so far.
Let the tongues of bells
Toll inside you,
Let the rings of sound
Rip through you like a flock of mouths.
— Diatom Shells, Feb 16, 2010

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U K Atiyodi

16 years 3 months ago

The bell tolls

Our tongues are like bells. The echoing sounds either pleases or make monotony. Poets too are like the bells. Others may either like to hear or may not like . A good idea is presented nicely. But no feelings.
Kailashana

Kailashana

16 years 3 months ago

Got you about the numbers,

Got you about the numbers, and maybe there's more to that than you realize. Number four is the gospels. Number three is the times Jesus fell. And until our throats ring to the sounds of y/our authentic voice....we don't know Christ. And not one iota does it have to do with tongue-wagging *church lady* propriety. Sometimes I wondered if those women in black weeping along the streets of Gethsemane really knew why they were really weeping. Like I said Shells, you're rewriting the bible as it must be read. Heal the world of its misconceptions. BTW, my next blog will be the subject of finding one's *authentic poet voice*. Respect and Love, Anna
Seren

Seren

16 years 3 months ago

Dear Shells

Anna is so right ... for one so young you write with a wisdom beyond my years even(I am a dumb blonde though) ... only one quibble huni Don’t let the scroll between you shoulders --- is that meant to be 'your shoulders' I love how the body became the pulpit of the scroll wonderful read and so good to ahve you back posting again ... I love where your mind goes love and higgliest bugs Jayne-Chloe x x x
Seren

Seren

16 years 3 months ago

NEVER ~!~!~!~! ya just made

NEVER ~!~!~!~! ya just made me grin thanks ;) good timing lol you got no idea ... but then, you probably do knowing you (hugs) love Jayne-Chloe x x x
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lyz

16 years 3 months ago

You are a great writer

I am impressed with your words and the creative way you bring them across. Enjoyed. Love Lyz. XX
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whitescatter

16 years 2 months ago

nice one..

body..good...logic..consistent..all is well...i'm watching for the number two... p.s.: this numbers can match my verses 1 to 15 haha.. "i'm the kind of poet who likes to revolutionize poetry.trying to put the usual and unusual in the same mix.." i want to hear from you! read my works and drop your comments there..thanks.. Here... Jasfer Kerguelen "THE MOCKINGBIRD"