Married to Medusa

Thanks Thriveni!

Thanks Robert!

haha, thanks Janice!

Hi Valsa, I agree. I think that people are all just human, each and every one has good and bad sides. Everything is beautiful at first, other-worldly, but then you only two people, with all their flaws.

Yes, I kind of hi-jacked my superficial knowledge of the Medusa myth for the poem, without knowing her nuances. Do you have any recommendations for what I might read about her, say fictional accounts where she's featured? Thanks for the light!

Im so sorry to heat that, its never easy being in any sort of relationship with one that has mental health issues or one with mercurial personality, it could take years to heal from the pain and angst one must have endured while living in that situation. I interpret medusa a bit differently, and on a deeper level, i see her as one that was done wrong and was cursed , a beautiful lady that was misused and abused. If you read a little more on medusa you will find her fascinating. I tend to use mythology alot in my poems. I think this poem will do very well in the contest too; Sending you light always

Thanks Ink. Your kind and detailed review inspires me to reveal that I was once married to a gorgeous, effusively loving, well-intentioned lady with a mercurial personality, and that being married to me would make anyone grow snakes out of their heads.

I don't know much about the Medusa, but I'm a bit fascinated by the idea of two-sided being that can flash between extreme beauty and a dangerous, rageful ugliness in a second, leaving some ambiguity about whether it is real or in the perception of the beholder.