It is a challenging endevor to write contrasting themes for the same picture. I have attempted to write two opposite perceptions that may be gleaned from this brilliant artwork by Alexander Shubin.
The first poem is a sensuous one bordering on erotica. The second one is disturbing, as it touches upon the torment of sexual abuse.
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The Bronze Beauty.
Moves of sensual advent
a bronze beauty craves release;
Waves of writhing torment,
as knowing fingers test & tease;
Curves to savor, succulent,
crimson contours to appease;
Sounds of lusting lament
escape ravaged lips with ease.
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Vile gropes
in lusty throe,
in temptation
of coffee-gold skin;
Scarlet sheathes
her copper glow,
not an invitation
to slimy sin;
Agony screams
in silent woe
of agitation,
destroys soul within.
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By Alexander Shubin
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