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One Bad Apple

"One Bad Apple"




Soft cool-aid breezed in
wielding her sharp peeler
skinning the first apple

Boss girl 
begins.

Stewed apples 
slowly eaten 
swallowed, taken in

One way out. 

Boss girl
begins. 


(LadyLabyrinth / 2020)
gvlm




"Raise Hell", Dorothy
https://youtu.be/cfKPobjPZSE






“She does not want the world
to tell her how to live her life. 
She does not want the world 
to put her into a category. 
She will smile even when 
not all is good with her. 
She will believe 
what should not be. 
And she will dream wild!
She is a bird. 
She just wants to fly 
in the wide blue sky!” 
Avijeet Das







“I am a strong girl
Someday I will win the world
Yes I will smile in the wrong time
I won't do what has to be done
Or what the world 
supposes me to have done
I will just do what I want
Drop out from crowd
Pretend to fall where I don't
Smile even when not all is good
Believe what should not be
Dream wild
Look observe and not harm
Coz I just live
Let me live
Don't put me in a category 
or a class
I am as light 
as a glass
This world 
this beautiful world
Oh how complex
has it been made by us
Just look at the bird
soaring in the blue sky
Does it even care
Does it even care?”
Suyasha Subedi 







"My muse is my daughter
My strength is hers
My muse is my mother
Her strength is mine
My muse are my sisters
My strength is theirs
My muse is my soul
Our strength is eternal"



















"I roared, I rampaged and I got bloody satisfaction".
Kill Bill

Excerpt, Script, Kill Bill 2
https://www.ivanachubbuck.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Kill-Bill-2-Bill-Bride.pdf








artist/artwork: Rose Freymuth-Frazier
"One Bad Apple".
https://www.freymuth-frazier.com/

Copyright © Lady Labyrinth | Year Posted 2020

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Rob Levasseur Date: 12/21/2020 8:43:00 AM The original corruptor, still plying her trade. We could all be used to spitting out the seeds of discontent from stewed apples meant for lesser men. Huge cigar poking fun at greasy fingered mobsters who would think they are the boss. Login to Reply Lady Labyrinth Date: 12/21/2020 12:44:00 PM Women have more power than they realise. This is truly what this poem is about. For my daughter. And my two younger sisters and nieces. And for any other woman who is reading this poem and sees the true moral and relevance of the poem.

Susan Woodrow Date: 11/6/2020 8:06:00 AM It's amazing how oppressive heaven can be to the point it pushes beings into hells they need to raise, just to reclaim themselves, never mind winning the world...that one apple story! ugh!! I like that boss gal pic. but does she could do without that cigar! besides, is there really only one way out? :)) Login to Reply Lady Labyrinth Date: 11/6/2020 11:13:00 PM I think the artist is an interesting character. I went into her website to view her art. From recall, this was on her facebook page: "I got a really nice note this morning from a woman who purchased a “Transgression” print for her bold 13 year old daughter. It made me think. I started thinking about how amazing it was for this woman to want to nurture the fierce side of her daughter, the one that society likes to tame. Then I thought about my mom, who I lost 3 years ago next month. She did the same for me. Although she was more polite in nature than I am, she clearly cultivated her own independence and strength and passed that on to me. Lady Labyrinth Date: 11/6/2020 11:12:00 PM She would never flip someone the bird but she never told me not to! This morning I thought about how beautifully things connect. The independence my mother fought so hard for was passed on to me, and then recognized by another mother wanting a quiet, visual reminder for her daughter to be bold, stay strong and not listen to societal whisperings telling her to do otherwise." I'll let you work out which title of work. Clearly she has a strong focus on the independence of women and the relationships between women...how a woman, let along any other gender, perceives the cigar - these two symbols (apple, cigar), can be interpreted many ways - however, in my mind, I am taking it that the symbolism of a cigar ....is way up there with the Apple. A woman can do whatever she wants with apples and cigars, ceilings and skies are not the limit.

Ts Poetry Date: 11/4/2020 2:12:00 PM Twice bitten...that apple shows up more than we would like but it stands for so much than sustenance...I'll be over in the corner whittling with my parring knife. Login to Reply Lady Labyrinth Date: 11/4/2020 4:40:00 PM which dwarf are you? I am quite partial to Green apples. I know...you are not a midget. x

Lady Labyrinth Date: 11/4/2020 4:49:00 AM :)...'subtle'. Your mother. x Login to Reply Lady Labyrinth Date: 11/4/2020 7:46:00 AM Never grow a wishbone daughter, where your backbone ought to be. Your strength is inherited from me, yet your capacity to harness your own strength and understand its true power, will arrive through your fails which inevitably will turn into wins. Believe in You (always) = Wins. Mum. x