Robert Lee Brewer asks us today to write about “trespass” poem. It is definitely an interesting choice of a prompt. Some of you may be thinking of the legal interpretation to unlawfully enter a place, a property or person. I, on the other hand, had drifted over to the French usage of the word. It literally means to “pass beyond” and, shortly after 1300s, it began to refer to crossing over into death.
A poem about “trespass” can only be a poem about boundaries and the vigilance with which we guard the magical line against the perceived threat of ill doers and knaves.
Today, I offer you three poems each featuring a different connotation of the word “trespass”.
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Watching Her Lines (A Sevenling)
By: Meena Rose
She swore off three things:
Spontaneity,flights of fancy
And intimacy.
She vowed herself to
Hard work, responsibility
And celibacy.
… Yet, she fell in love at first sight.
Sentinel
By: Meena Rose
For all the lines you watch
Twixt him and I;
For all the forced smiles you see
Twixt him and I;
For all the forgotten promises
Twixt him and I;
Why do you silently look on
With nary a judgment?
The Grandest Trespass
By: Meena Rose
In this game of life, they tell me -
Rest safe no one can disturb
Your peace; the law protects you.
No one can trespass upon your
Domain.
If that was truly the case,
Why do so many claim they are
But door mats to be walked on?
They feel violated, ignored
And dismissed.
How is it that my peace is
Disturbed due to trespasses
Upon others? Wouldn’t that
Emotional disruption count
As a trespass upon my domain?
I am Mind, Body and Soul -
I find our legal constructs
Cater to Body while
Ignoring Mind and Soul.
A trespass upon Humanity
Would you not agree?
Compassion is our birth right;
The savior of a species
Which is becoming dehumanized
By the day.
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claudsy
Meena Rose
Three excellent interpretations, Meena. Good work, but then, you never disappoint.
Thank you, Claudsy. Sometimes, the muse likes to poke at various interpretations.
Different interpretations – like the rainbow shooting from a prism of protection and celebration of the sanctity of the self… all lovely … all deeply sensitive
Thanks DrPKP… Glad you enjoyed these.
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