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Reliquary

I had to learn to skin animals
but instead
practiced on myself

after diving deep
into the abyss of my soul,
I surfaced
with my tri-colored eyes alight
in the illumination
of self prophecy

fates morn' dawned bright
flint-ed off the horizon
the sun blazed,
misery
and reflect in the seven seas
streaming from tempests eye

I stretched out my dermis
till a feather was thicker,
it was then
the calligraphy started

a hundred thousand words
later, I became concerned,
my relic would perish
with nothing to protect
my legacy,
times harsh hands
crush the petals of my soul

I pushed past the thirteenth rib.
and pull out my heart,
the seven seas having decimated
to clear each chamber

my words rest in a reliquary
lined with love
and I pass it to you
for safe keeping

namaste


— Seren, Feb 23, 2010

About This Poem

About the Author

Region, Country: Beyond the Black Stump..Australia, AUS

Favorite Poets: Pablo Neruda, P.K.Page, W.H.Auden, to many and various to include them all ...

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Kailashana

Kailashana

16 years 3 months ago

My last words here on

My last words here on Neopoet. Something I've been trying to bring to every place I have ever existed... net or real life. "Namaste." "I honor the place in you in which the entire Universe dwells, I honor the place in you which is of Love, of Integrity, of Wisdom and of Peace. When you are in that place in you, and I am in that place in me, we are One." I may have done an abysmal job at Neopoet. I may have brought out into the open things we need to look at individually and collectively. Only conscience and heart can answer. You and I are cut from the same cloth my darling JayCee. It is appropriate my last vote is your poem of Namaste. And I didn't always vote for you. ;-) Love always to you and Neopoet. Long live Neo, may it rise to the occasion of itself being all that it can be! Love, mummy "If parents really would love their children there would no longer be any war." J. Krishnamurti
Seren

Seren

16 years 3 months ago

Dear Mummy

tried all day to respond to this one, finally I take Joyce Kilmers beautiful poem and remake it in your image I think I will never see a poem lovely as being within you ... one love and biggest hugs Jayne-Chloe ....
Seren

Seren

16 years 3 months ago

I believe my soul or lack of

I believe my soul or lack of depth in my soul would be for my god to determine Theo not you ... I was deeply offended by your comment ... never throught of myself as shallow but thats what your saying without saying it ... its about the poem remember not the poet ... and abyssmal depths ?? laughable I have schizophrenia ... I know depths you couldnt begin to imagine, the self prophacy is an accurate line when you take in other aspects of my life ...so if you felt it weak ?? maybe it goes hand in hand with my shallow water
Candlewitch

Candlewitch

16 years 3 months ago

Dearest Jayne

Again you surprise me with your depth and wisdom. I, too, have cut my own heart from my body... Love, Cat
Seren

Seren

16 years 3 months ago

Dearest Cat

When we bleed everything else out ... the heart is all we have left to take ... love you dear one its good to see you back round ... will answer your PM in a couple of hours with a nice long email ... love and biggest hugs Jayne-Chloe x x
judyanne

judyanne

16 years 3 months ago

an eye-opener into the

an eye-opener into the reasons for self-mutilation. I'm stunned at your ability to describe these emotions. Wonderful work Seren. I salute the God within you. Love Judy
Seren

Seren

16 years 3 months ago

Dear Judy

I salute you back dear lady its only been with the help of friends and family here I have gotten anywhere with my writing and I have traveled an age to get to here in 10mths oh how that time has flown ((((hugs)))) love and much respect Jayne-Chloe x x x
A

Atticus

16 years 3 months ago

Quite a journey indeed and

Quite a journey indeed and you lay the path for us so well. Marvelous write that, I would guess, was heavy to complete. But then, that need often supersedes doesn't it? All the best, Nathaniel
Seren

Seren

16 years 3 months ago

Dear Nathaniel

Glad you enjoyed this one ... and your right it was heavy to finish, I had a handful of poems that i tried to get finished before I go into hospital ... didnt quite reach the mark I set but I did my best ... todays my last day here for a while ... love and hugs Jayne-Chloe x x x
Nordic cloud

Nordic cloud

16 years 3 months ago

The Aztecs did it too, valuable to appease the gods

Ann of Norway Pulling out the heart that is Jayne. This is epic, like the modern film makers you are able to turn yourself inside out and still remain whole, wonderfully particular. I specially loved this verse where I can see the stretched out skin, Native American style, or Aboriginal bark painting style, and I CAN hear the thickness of it and the start of calligraphy wow such a picture. Have been the day in the Oslo Technical Museum and seen fantastic things and the children google-eyed at the experiments just as exciting watching them as seeing anything there, we also saw all the human parts on models, and on a screen where we were hot or cold, and this poem after all that is a continuation of the extraordinary in human creations and here in poetry. "I stretched out my dermis till a feather was thicker, it was then the calligraphy started" I think this whole poem is STUNNING! Jayne Chloe, just stunning. The title too yes yes yes! You've done it again, and will do it yet again I know it. Ann with love XXOO
Seren

Seren

16 years 3 months ago

Dearest Ann

thanks dear one ... I am going away today and YOU and Joe and all my other friends are going to me missed deeply ... you keep writing while I am gone and I will try and read when I can on my phone ... your an amazing poet and I have wondered and watched as your bloom in word has taken place ... thank you for your kind comment on this one it is much appreciated ... this one ? is close to my heart no pun intended love and big hugs Jayne-Chloe x x x x