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| image by Alex Stoddard |
From goldfish to Golden Boy
from tanked to incubated
survival in the wilderness
of testosterone
invading his ever-growing body
taller than pines
erected in a lustful mind
calling him to venture out
satisfy a growing urge
he'd rather keep a secret.
@laurie kolp
Picture inspiration- The Mag, 114
28 comments:
Laurie, this is one of your best ever! I'm thrilled with how this turned out; what a perfect interpretation. Bravo.
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yes laurie you have captured adolscent agnst, esp. for boys
who often feel more misunderstood than girls.
Excellent. I think you seized it, although I admit that time for me was very long ago.
very nice! whether it is female or male... hormones, estrogen, testosterone.. whatever, they change everything (and the young aren't the only ones who "suffer :)
now this is a total hyperbole for the expression "immersed in testosterone" wow, i never saw it that way. very cool
altered states
now this is a total hyperbole for the expression "immersed in testosterone" wow, i never saw it that way. very cool
altered states
this is really good laurie...it captures well the confusing feelings of puberty in men..and margaret is right as we all go through this on some level...
You saw something in this that I wouldn't have caught in a million years and then you turned it into a piece of poetic gold! Very nice and captivating!
A powerful piece Laurie -- beautifully penned!
Very evocative and innovative imagery-- oh, the forest of puberty. xj
Excellent interpretation of the pic Laurie. Most excellent indeed!
Wonderful what you were able to read into it...
I enjoyed your interpretation of the prompt, Laurie. The phrases you have spun together here, clearly define the psyche of a teenage boy. I'm happy you were willing to share these secrets. Thanks. =D
Excellent word choices.
I've got a 12yo son and bought every word. Rock on.
Goldfish to golden boy and tanked to incubated - lets us know the way this poem is going right from the start. Well observed.
I felt there was a strong sexual element to this as well , though i could not put it so eloquently. The goat god indeed haunts the wild and lonely places !
Stellar. Every word.
tortured teenager captured perfectly
I am overcome with the feeling of the dawn of understanding and the loss of innocence. This piece invited me to see teenage male bravado, as a cover up for the loss of control over their bodies reactions. For me this is strong but disconcerting.
hoping it's the natural process of maturation but sounds a bit foreboding to me.
Wonderfully well posed. I don't remember ever hearing that growing up would be 'easy'. :)
Oh, this is wonderful. Plunders the fantasy.
I've read most of the poems more than once ... yours stands out!!!!
I like this...tadpole to frog...
A right of passage, methinks...
well done... :-)
JJRod'z
This rings very true; in so few words you have captured the essence of maturation and all the confusion of being dipped in testosterone ... nicely done and a wonderful use of an enigmatic piece of artwork, in my view
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