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This is not about words
by Axilea MU → (All Poetry by Axilea MU)
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Color is not a word she knows
and you might as well learn
that those who tried to teach her
were only doing so for their own sakes.

When the knife she was holding
cut the peach in two,
she expected to see blood.

Disappointed or just confused,
she thought of the belly of her teacher
as yet another fruit.

Red is not a word she knows. 

 


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 Reviews of "This is not about words"
Reviewed on March 12, 2009

Quite interesting Axilea
I enjoyed the unique play on words.
Additionally your choice of
graphic is also captivating.

Fantastic and take care,
Gwendolyn

Reviewed by Willie Maartens
Reviewed on December 11, 2007
This is hauntingly beautiful. What can I say, "she thought of the belly of her teacher as yet another fruit"? Willie

Reviewed by Charlie
Reviewed on October 26, 2007
I love this poem. Look at it through new eyes -- the eyes of an un-blinded person, or those of a young child -- or those of a mentally handicapped person, or worst of all, of a psychopathic killer -- and watch a confusing world of color and consequences, previously unknown, respond to your touch. Such a world could be very frightening and confusing, but beautiful too, and possibly deadly... --Charlie

Reviewed by J AG
Reviewed on October 5, 2007
haunting exploration of meaning and the "art" of perception. reminiscent of shakespeare's rose. the intensity of this piece is even more poignant by the simplicity of its presentation.

much peace,

jackie

Reviewed by Erin Kelly-Moen
Reviewed on October 3, 2007
Chilling and sanguine, Axilea.

Erin Elizabeth Kelly-Moen

Reviewed by Kate Burnside
Reviewed on October 2, 2007
Fascinating, Axilea. You tap into something I think about frequently, that is our perceptions of what words actually conjure in the minds of both the "giver" and "receiver". And colour is a prime example of how we seek to share the expression of experience without even knowing whether WHAT we are seeing is anything like the same. And I have heard it said that some people "feel" words in shades of the rainbow; and that writing to them is like painting a picture. This concise and well-crafted write takes a deep look into the ways in which our psyches - both collective and individual - are ordered and considers what it is like to dare to cross the line and view things from the other side. Like white to an inuit, the single word, like that of snow, means little. And the subliminal undercurrent here highlights perhaps that to the speaker, everything is in the pain of red. I really enjoyed this, thank you. Kate xx

Reviewed on October 2, 2007

Impressionist symbolism enriches "This is not about words".

In admiration,

Andre Emmanuel Bendavi ben-YEHU

Reviewed by blue soplain (Reader)
Reviewed on October 1, 2007
so many allusions; mostly i read this as colour.blind. .. in its myriad meanings. ..blind obviously to the hue itself; blind to duality of us; blind to ironies that befall us. .. blind to meaning. ..it all is left dull, as colourless, as the blade is, as the words themselves leave a blank taste when you ahve no grasp of meaning anyway. ..
such a slippery slope youve left us on..
a penultimate write~
indeed--
ness

Reviewed by Art Hernandez
Reviewed on October 1, 2007
Interesting piece, the view of color and it's meaning as a word is one that can be seen as the learning process...even though the teaching can run a foul....there is more to color than just the word...


nice work.....




Art Sun...

Reviewed by Saberi Roy
Reviewed on October 1, 2007
this one sets me thinking Axilea, this has a lot to do with modern studies of the mind, language and understanding but very well expressed here as a poem. very good.

Reviewed by Kimmy Van Kooten
Reviewed on October 1, 2007
Oh this is good! Creepy, but Good! :)
Your pick of words heighten the emotion!
Bravo!
Love and Peace~
Kimmy~

Reviewed by R Beeman
Reviewed on October 1, 2007
although the words seem dark, this is not about the words per say. great photo also. this work locks the readers perception in two different directions of understanding. simple yet complex at the same time.

randy


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