Catalyst
by
Farrah Tate
(Age: 30)
copyright 12-10-2001
Age Rating: 18 to 127
"What about MY quality of life?"
Rears its ugly head again
Gnashing teeth at them
Sheering the rock of stability
From its rendered and now petrified gold band
(So Dennis's love is not invincible
Now that they know one another better).
That afternoon they beheaded the Queen
(And every other misplaced icon of Australian wealth)
As they anticipated halved assets.
She could only ponder
Why happiness was the commodity
That cost the most;
You could only be permitted to seek it
In their circles
When perfectly rich.
So Dennis flashed his license
At every single dinner party
Whilst she tried to hide her 'L' plates
From the poverty police
They unanimously frowned down
Upon how her grass is always greener
Only when it rains.
So Dennis bought a hectare
Of this year's most finest crop:
"Splendid, old chap!"
It withered at some time
(She couldn't really hazard a guess quite when)
Under the heat of his laborious frustration;
His excess mechanical dissatisfaction
Boasted prized pearls to the sun
(Didn't she know it was coutured, cognoscente, accomplished
To always want more?).
At the end of the day
The beads of sweat
Finally fell like acid rain
Down his corrugated brow
Into his Guinness, keeping time all the while
As he pursued the ageing to the second
While she slurped that Scotch recklessly, passionately,
Should it suddenly dry up like their love.
Nothing like the Drop from the Old Country,
He sighed. Where the grass was purple for all he cared.
The nail in the coffin
Because after all, and of course,
She did this to him.
Inspiration: I am loathe to reveal too much about this poem... every line has a cryptic meaning for me personally but interpret it as you will. Similarly I have tried not to reveal too much about the implicated characters... just a snap shot of who they are. They've been knocking at my brain for sometime now! Farrah
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Farrah,
such multi-interpreted messages, very brilliantly poised. Sometimes people ask me 'what are you talking about in a particular poem?' that is the beauty of what we do, we can paint our own story and let the reader take from it what they will...bravo, more, more.
Paulette
When you have something knocking at your brain, the best thing to do is write down, I am glad you did , this is a great read. It is fun to read my own feelings into the poem, Great work.
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