Muse in the Morning

Jul 31 2009

By Robyn in Art, Community, Poetry

Muse in the Morning

2009 Poems

Frontiers

Changelings

We twist and turn

in the winds

of a reality

not of our choosing

lepidopterans mounted

on twin boards

of sex

rather than free

to explore

the multiplicity

of gender

In denying

our freedom

you put limits

on your own

–Robyn Elaine Serven

–June 12, 2009

Jul 30 2009

Muse in the Morning

By Robyn in Art, Community, Poetry

Muse in the Morning

2009 Poems

Tears

Releasing Fear

One day the Girl

had had enough

She called the Fears together

and they all held hands

And they marched away

from Despondency

Pain was afraid of falling

Humiliation was afraid of failure

and looking foolish

Loss feared leaving behind

what they had

Loneliness feared being separated

Death feared the crocodiles

For an instant

the Girl lost her resolve

and the crocodiles appeared

and the fears wanted to turn

and run away

but the Girl screamed

and lightning struck

and the forest burned

as the Girl and the fears

crouched in the swamp

until the forest

was no more

The Girl led the Fears

to the edge of the swamp

and sent them on their way

And she walked

proudly forward

–Robyn Elaine Serven

–June 5, 2009

Jul 29 2009

Muse in the Morning

By Robyn in Art, Community, Poetry

Muse in the Morning

2009 Poems

Arranging the Pieces

Time Passing

Day by day

my hope

for a better world

wanes

as ignorance

dominates

the desire

for knowledge

of what

a better world

might mean

for such as me

I try to pick up

the pieces

of a useful life

and lay them

in a meaningful

pattern

for all to see

Too many

turn away

too often

–Robyn Elaine Serven

–May 29, 2009

Jul 28 2009

Muse in the Morning

By Robyn in Art, Community, Poetry

Muse in the Morning

2009 Poems

Opposing Shades

Political Correction

Which freedom trumps?

The freedom

to be obnoxious

about the existence

of people who are

different than you

or the freedom

of those people

to be different

to live lives

free from whatever

debasement

you wish to utter

and whatever defilement

you wish to perform?

–Robyn Elaine Serven

–May 22, 2009

Jul 27 2009

Muse in the Morning

By Robyn in Art, Community, Poetry

Muse in the Morning

2009 Poems

Splinters

News

Good news

bad news

steps forward

and steps back

There’s a world ahead

that some day

will be reached

by some of you

if you want it

And there are

some of us

who want it

so very much

who will never

reach it

Oh, the irony

of it all

–Robyn Elaine Serven

–May 15, 2009

Jul 24 2009

Muse in the Morning

By Robyn in Art, Community, Poetry

Muse in the Morning

2009 Poems

Spindled and Mutilated

Female

Her scars were burned deep

when she was young

and she was told

they were her fault

Or was she branded

when she was older

and became mere

domestic property

Was she even still alive

when there finally came

an opening for

her freedom?

–Robyn Elaine Serven

–May 8, 2009

Jul 23 2009

Muse in the Morning

By Robyn in Art, Community, Poetry

Muse in the Morning

2009 Poems

Stain

Mistaken

They have said

we are confused

about our gender

making up stories

for illicit purposes

But we know

who we are

not playing games

but living lives

for the better

It is they

who are confused

have forgotten how

to be human

because of hatred

–Robyn Serven

–May 1, 2009

Jul 22 2009

Muse in the Morning

By Robyn in Art, Community, Poetry

Muse in the Morning

2009 Poems

Broken

In Your World

This place

is not of our creation

or it would be

more loving

more accepting

more open

to difference

But you allow

no other possibility

no place for us

to live freely

to share our way

Your world

is so small

too controlling

too compact

to allow space

for us to dream

And so we die

in one way

or another

since it has

no room

for us

–Robyn Elaine Serven

–April 24, 2009

Jul 21 2009

Muse in the Morning

By Robyn in Art, Community, Poetry

Muse in the Morning

2009 Poems

Extending a Flower

Hat in Hand

We are people

somewhat like you

but different

deserving of equality

no more

but no less

We shouldn’t

be required

to beg

–Robyn Elaine Serven

–April 10, 2009

Jul 20 2009

Muse in the Morning

By Robyn in Art, Community, Poetry

Muse in the Morning

2009 Poems

Arrows of Love or Hate?

Clapboard Segregation

Walls erected

to keep us apart

to give you

the illusion

that we are

undeserving

of equality

must one day

crumble

rotting on the inside

from the substandard

materials used

to erect them

the unholy thoughts

you believe

your morality

suggests

which anyone

sane

should be able

to see

only to reinforce

your supposed

superiority

Something there is

that does not

love a wall

–Robyn Elaine Serven

–April 3, 2009

Jul 17 2009

Muse in the Morning

By Robyn in Art, Community, Poetry

Muse in the Morning

2009 Poems

Rainbow Colors

Attrition Blues

I watch you

as you grow

learn some things

take baby steps

forward

hoping for more

ever willing

to teach you

how to make it so

Meanwhile

waiting for victory

through attrition

has a sour taste

–Robyn Elaine Serven

–March 27, 2009

Jul 16 2009

Muse in the Morning

By Robyn in Art, Community, Poetry

Muse in the Morning

2009 Poems

Twisting Pathways

The Long Road

‘Tis a long road

from there to here

from despair to hope

from despondency

to expectation

‘Tis much longer

an endless

journey

if we never

take the first step

–Robyn Elaine Serven

–March 20, 2009

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