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Passion - Metaphorical Realism

through the key-hole surgery of my delicate heart 
you have reached into the inner sanctum of my soul 
in Plato’s cave where I have locked away my demons 
betrayed by worm casts of secretive earthworms 

cold and unyielding
queen conch shell lips suited for bathroom decoration 
relentlessly searching out my responses 
fevered brow only registers your fragrance 
reminiscent of a gallery of stalactites and stalagmites 
which alternately drip and collect in a sterile environment 
deep in the bowls of the earth
striving to rival the statue of Shapur I 
where enlightenment and conscience never reach 
you’re only to be admired by a mere lucky few 

it is just a happenstance that I was not the first 
to succumb to wiles
my heart now keeps pace
with a deceit of lapwings 
slowly stirring the air around their ground roost—
drawing fire away from it 

I willingly prostrate myself on rocks you command 
resigned to my fate to be used in lapidary 
and turned into an objectified status symbol 

surrender is ultimately more satisfying 
and infinitely sweeter

INSPIRED BY THE METAPHORICAL REALISM ART OF VLADIMIR KUSH
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POET'S NOTES

A group of lapwings is called a "deceit". ~Wikipedia

As with other artistic movements that shaped poetry throughout the ages, METAPHORICAL REALISM will influence poetry. My Suzette Prime, which requires a philosophical statement, might be the ideal vehicle to address this genre, ie the argument as to what constitutes reality? 

The term ‘metaphorical realism’ appropriately suggests both the undermining of literal realism and the elevation of metaphor.

Copyright © Suzette Richards | Year Posted 2023

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I Am Anaya Date: 2/28/2023 11:28:00 AM Suzette, you have painted surrealism, rich in prose as an observation of abstract imagination. Literal realism is amazing, I learned so much, appreciate your notes as well as your Suzette! I Am Anaya Login to Reply Suzette Richards Date: 2/28/2023 1:24:00 PM Thanks for reading and your kind consideration, Anaya. I would love to take my poetry in a new direction and encouragement such as yours, strengthens my resolve. Unlike Literal Realism (a genre in its own right), the above poem is an extension of Surrealistic Literature, namely Metaphorical Realism :))