You know, I have to say this here because the following passage made me think of something:
a white
gown,
cleavage
enticingly
down,
with a vee-neck
plunging to her
navel, ...
The beginning of the end of my marriage, and I didn't see it when it happened, occurred five years before divorce was ever mentioned during a period when I thought I was happy. It involved a gorgeous white blouse that had a plunging neckline. Not anywhere near the navel, mind you, but plunging. It was a blouse I'd seen as a young girl on Jane Mansfield of all people and thought, "I like that! I want one!" Well, I came across one in J.C. Penney one day when I was about 36 years old and I looked great in it. The cut was highly flattering.
When my husband came home, I couldn't wait to show it off, but he took one look and told me, "Look at yourself! You can't wear something like that. Way too much cleavage. Take it back!"
I didn't want to take the blouse back. He'd never asked me to do any such thing before, but, in an effort to be a good wife and keep peace, I took the blouse back and exchanged it for something else. :-( The middle of the end of the marriage came the day he demanded that I not go to lunch with my former English professor, who was also the writing coach of the daily newspaper and fairly influential in the writing community where we lived. I refused.
What struck me just now while reading your poem was not just that men get upset about our revealing "our goods" when they perceive our goods (our breasts) to be their goods, but also how much some men are bothered by all the ideas that go along with ample cleavage. Cleavage is a type of power.
The penis is power and so we have penis envy, but breasts are also envied and represent power. I'm NOT talking about women envying women over cup size, but about the desire of men to strap down bosoms. Breasts are associated with nurturing. Erotic fixations aside, large or small, breasts are mammary glands and provide the best sustenance for the species in infancy. Yes, we may synthesize substitutions and we may substitute animal milk when necessary, but mama's breasts are best. (And to women who've had mastectomies, remember, you still have within you the feminine chi that comes from being one who gives sustenance from her own body, regardless of whether you've ever borne and nursed a child.)
While male psychologists and psychiatrists have promoted the "penis envy" theory to explain feminine rage, they've often minimized breasts and womb envy theories to explain male insecurity in the presence of potent women. Oh, but in a heartbeat they'll blame their neuroses and psychoses on an overbearing mother figure. The double standards, the double standards.
I could say more, but it's obvious this poem resonated with me. I guess that means you done good! :-) ... ~~Nordette
An enthralling poetic creation, Sage; it draws the reader in like a spell. Thank you for sharing this gift. Love and peace to you,
Regis
Reviewed by Richard Christopher Suarez (Reader)
Reviewed on January 11, 2006
Sage ,..You expressions magnify the femenine mystique in it's
entirety and I need these beautiful reminders as a spiritual
path to the truth of me!
thank you!
peace and healthy blessings to you
Rich Criso asa CETACEAS SON,....LOVE AND PEACE
Reminded of the feminine Goddess Venus, in one of her many guises !
Transmits an aura of peace and tranquility within the shade of her domain
Very beautiful piece Sage
And the graphics are fabolous !
Peter
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a white
gown,
cleavage
enticingly
down,
with a vee-neck
plunging to her
navel, ...
The beginning of the end of my marriage, and I didn't see it when it happened, occurred five years before divorce was ever mentioned during a period when I thought I was happy. It involved a gorgeous white blouse that had a plunging neckline. Not anywhere near the navel, mind you, but plunging. It was a blouse I'd seen as a young girl on Jane Mansfield of all people and thought, "I like that! I want one!" Well, I came across one in J.C. Penney one day when I was about 36 years old and I looked great in it. The cut was highly flattering.
When my husband came home, I couldn't wait to show it off, but he took one look and told me, "Look at yourself! You can't wear something like that. Way too much cleavage. Take it back!"
I didn't want to take the blouse back. He'd never asked me to do any such thing before, but, in an effort to be a good wife and keep peace, I took the blouse back and exchanged it for something else. :-( The middle of the end of the marriage came the day he demanded that I not go to lunch with my former English professor, who was also the writing coach of the daily newspaper and fairly influential in the writing community where we lived. I refused.
What struck me just now while reading your poem was not just that men get upset about our revealing "our goods" when they perceive our goods (our breasts) to be their goods, but also how much some men are bothered by all the ideas that go along with ample cleavage. Cleavage is a type of power.
The penis is power and so we have penis envy, but breasts are also envied and represent power. I'm NOT talking about women envying women over cup size, but about the desire of men to strap down bosoms. Breasts are associated with nurturing. Erotic fixations aside, large or small, breasts are mammary glands and provide the best sustenance for the species in infancy. Yes, we may synthesize substitutions and we may substitute animal milk when necessary, but mama's breasts are best. (And to women who've had mastectomies, remember, you still have within you the feminine chi that comes from being one who gives sustenance from her own body, regardless of whether you've ever borne and nursed a child.)
While male psychologists and psychiatrists have promoted the "penis envy" theory to explain feminine rage, they've often minimized breasts and womb envy theories to explain male insecurity in the presence of potent women. Oh, but in a heartbeat they'll blame their neuroses and psychoses on an overbearing mother figure. The double standards, the double standards.
I could say more, but it's obvious this poem resonated with me. I guess that means you done good! :-) ... ~~Nordette
Regis
entirety and I need these beautiful reminders as a spiritual
path to the truth of me!
thank you!
peace and healthy blessings to you
Rich Criso asa CETACEAS SON,....LOVE AND PEACE
Beautifully penned and imaged, your liquid sculpture is captivatingly beautiful! Thank you!
(((HUGS))) and love, Karla.
(((HUGS))) and much love, your friend in Tx., Karen Lynn. :D
God bless,
Sandie.
Transmits an aura of peace and tranquility within the shade of her domain
Very beautiful piece Sage
And the graphics are fabolous !
Peter