A Poet and a Lady

Poets see life differently

One of the most difficult things about being a poet is convincing our readers, family, and friends that we are not one-dimensional. Like a diamond, we have many facets, but we’re so much more.

We may write for children today, for adults tomorrow, with humor or with candor, but some of us also love to write with a seductive theme, as well. These are all little pieces of what make a poet unique.

I am a poet, but I’m always a woman and a lady first.

Poets feel life differently, almost as if they have one foot in the Now and the other, running from the mind and ego to the total Silence of Feelings and Truth and being One with the Universe. No one can tell a poet how to Be.

Poets feel life differently. I am a poet, but I’m a woman and a lady first.

Poets think in metaphors and imagery, personification and alliteration, rhyme, or no rhyme, but always with passion, abandon, and sometimes the gritty wit of sarcasm. Poets accept that they’re different and they allow and honor those differences. They wish those who matter most to them would, too.

Poets are different. I am a poet, but I am a woman first and …

I Am A Lady
by C.J. Heck

I am A Lady, 
but I am so much more. 
I am capable of
great insight and quiet wisdom, 
undying devotion and love.
I am willing to give 
more than receive 
as long as it doesn't 
become habit
and you take and take 
and never offer 
anything in return.

I am A Lady. 
I am more than 
a receptacle, 
or a body 
to be viewed 
and screwed 
at your leisure, 
giving no thought 
to what goes on 
above my neck. 
I'll not be 
your window dressing, 
nor your bobble-head doll 
who nods in agreement 
with everything 
you say and do.

I am A Lady. 
I've heard it said 
that to kiss a man 
when he wants to be kissed 
is like scratching a place 
that doesn't itch, 
but I will guarantee 
that I'll always have an itch 
… and not just for kisses, 
but only if I am loved 
and the love is shared
with honesty and faithfulness. 
Rest assured, 
it will all be returned 
to you ten-fold, 
because, you see, 
once the bedroom door 
closes and the passion 
rages in my blood, 

I don't have to be 
A Lady any more …

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[from the book, “Anatomy of a Poet”, by C.J. Heck]

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