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The New World

The light is breaking through the dark
Kissing the skin of my pale nudity
I am a creature of the darkness
Knowing not to cover myself
Shameless of the body I have never seen
Pools of water around me glow luminescent
Reflecting my eyes to myself 
Innocence rings out in them
For had I ever known the world
I would be corrupt with mankind’s sin
The light is breaking through the dark
Sending ripples throughout the pool
It stands like stone in seconds 
And I glimpse again myself
More than my eyes in the growing light
I see my face and lift my fingers to stroke the velvety softness
Rocks crumble down again breaking the reflection
With every sliver of opening, the sicknesses of mankind contaminate me
I feel awe and anger for the first time
Curiosity piques in me and calms my new emotions
I dip my fingers into the cool dark water and drag them 
The water calms as I calm and form takes again
I gaze at my matured body for minutes
I am beautiful I realize
I understand beauty
For I have seen no other to compare myself to
I am unique I think and want more
Scared of the light coming though
For with the light comes a new darkness
But I crave myself
I step into the water wondering if I can feel this mirror
The cool water perks my nipples
My body, for the first time excites me
I close my eyes and lean back into the water
Experimenting, learning my body
I stand out of the range of the falling rocks
Close enough for the light to bath me still
The light growing stronger and stronger
I hum, finding music inside my soul
Sounds I have never known
I slip beneath the water rinsing myself
When I rise there are eyes staring back at me
Naked the man watches me
My world is being remade
Both good and bad coming with the light
I stand frozen, unashamed
The man takes my hand, and teaches me of the galaxy

Copyright © Jay Loveless | Year Posted 2009

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Jay Loveless Date: 9/15/2009 10:41:00 AM Yeh I Understand What You Mean. Im Not Really Offended =) Lol Theres Been A Few Times Where I Didnt Even Understand What I Had Been Meaning Beneath The Words Of My Poems Until I Had Read What Someone Else Saw. And I Think Ill Read Topsey Turvey Then Lol. Sounds Good, Because My Life For Sure Has Been Like That Login to Reply

Ali Matheny Date: 9/14/2009 12:12:00 PM Amazing Poem Sweetie... I miss talkin to ya..My cell # is 1-513-560-1320..txt me...Love Lexi (Alexz) Login to Reply

Sara Kendrick Date: 9/14/2009 11:39:00 AM I believe that poetry can speak to each person differently. I was somewhat upset when people misinterperted my work to start off with especially when it was so different from what I meant. On my poem where I used topsy-turvy some people would have understood somewhat because I wrote another about a tomato plant growing on the porch. I was thinking that our lives get like that upside down tomato sometimes. Sara Login to Reply

Jay Loveless Date: 9/14/2009 11:21:00 AM First, Thank You Yonni =) , Very Very Much ^^ ... Second Thank You Sara, However, This Poem Has Nothing To Do With The Revalations Of God. Im Wiccan, And Though I Believe In 'The One' As We Name It, And My Own Gods And Goddesses, And Though I Have Read The Bible Many Many Times Through, THIS In Particular Is Nothing About God Or The Bible. Not In My Eyes At Least. The Connection You Experianced Was Through Your Own Allowd Interpretation, But Yoni Got It More On...It Just Simply Was.With Luv- Boo Login to Reply

Yoni Dvorkis Date: 9/12/2009 10:09:00 PM this is by far the most personal poem I've ever read. you hide nothing. a very admirable trait and one I hope you'll keep exploring. if you'l allow me the slightest criticism, you should try pasting the work into MS word and running a spell check to catch some of the errors. They detract from the overwhelming power I see in this piece. Only a suggestion of course. You could also see the stream of consciousness flow from your fingers. I imagine you wrote this all at once, hurried yet patient. Login to Reply

Sara Kendrick Date: 9/11/2009 3:42:00 PM Very nicely done. There is one thing missing. The "Bible" says that God brought her to man. I like your interpertationl though. Keep writing. Sara Login to Reply