mystery of narcissus

1CB5C46B-9A7A-4138-B9F8-DC8344BC23AAIt is a mystery of selfish beauty

physical magic standing alone on a shaking stage

sharing the spectrum, yet unable to engage

Narcissism meant spell bound,  warrants a restudy

 

Facing narcissism, vanity in all its hype

needs practiced kindness and a collective skill

truth deprived though, our ego mirrors the shattered will

Naked storytelling, propels narcissistic archetypes

 

Wiring of our anatomy indefinitely evolves

moving through generations, from belonging to control

shifting sands of self hope, an erratic magnetic pole

Puppets to imperfections enslaved, and power enthralled

 

Sketching narcissism is not a project in black and white

it takes courage to accept the ‘and’

belonging is only the day vision of ghosts we shun

 Loneliness encountering , deserves all the brain and it’s might

 

Narcissus architects meanwhile, a phantom within us

hypnotizing fear to blackmail self regard

pulsating the throb in our veins, gurgling though blood

Encouraging self esteem, embracing fragility, staring into our own dust

 

Armor down, let the beating heart dwell

duality wanes real, an excruciating ego and id paradox

hydrating insecurity, locked in Lucifer’s black box

Face thy own nameless,

or every Narcisuss will watch the water spirit to his death

 

NaPoWriMo 2018

the narcissus

 

 

Published by Kashiana

I am a management professional by job classification and a work practitioner by personal preference. One poetry collection - Shelling Peanuts and Stringing Words and a chapbook, Crushed Anthills. Always gathering poems, and letting them marinate and change shape and form.

2 thoughts on “mystery of narcissus”

  1. A Poetic restudy of Narcissim -excellent rethinking .
    Normally a condemnatory expression the poet warns unless there is redefinition every Narcissus shall watch the water spirit to its death.
    But would it be a death or Ripeness. The Baed had said Ripeness is All.

    An Excellent but heavy reading piece of literature.
    Shakes one to rethink and redefine some words based on some old greek tales
    Love
    Papa

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