Somewhat there.....

Somewhat there…

To the finishing line

I run. 

With every breath 

I live, a thousand lives.

Memories…

Soft golden embers 

From another day,

Light up again.

Sparks fly;

Rekindling lust.

Or is it love?

My hair! Oh, my hair! They dance!

No, no, not Medusa, 

Not a Maenad either.

But a Bacchanalian at a festival,

The last feast of the season.

The swansong.

My ribs cannot hold my heart anymore.

If it could jump out of my skin, it would.

What if? 

Memories.

Of a ‘starry night over the Rhone’, 

A rendezvous with Vincent Van Gogh?

Were you there when-

The hot dog man was singing a song,

And love whispered through the jukebox?

Blinking fireflies hugged the moon,

Till Helios came by on his famous chariot,

Horse drawn, breathing fire-

With his gasping steeds and his golden crown?

Then,

We laughed; and sang.

Held hands, held breaths.

As we walked on rainbows,

And blew kisses at butterflies.

Rekindling lust.

Or was it love?

Tomorrow is yet another day,

Oft have I heard the people say.

My measure done, I wait.

So tell me,

Have I finished?

Is it the victory line?

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References

# 1. ‘Starry night over the Rhone’ is a famous painting by Vincent Van Gogh

# 2. “Medusa, in Greek mythology, the most famous of the monster figures known as Gorgons. She was usually represented as a winged female creature having a head of hair consisting of snakes; unlike the Gorgons, she was sometimes represented as very beautiful. Medusa was the only Gorgon who was mortal; hence her slayer, Perseus, was able to kill her by cutting off her head. From the blood that spurted from her neck sprang Chrysaor and Pegasus, her two sons by Poseidon. The severed head, which had the power of turning into stone all who looked upon it, was given to Athena, who placed it in her shield; according to another account, Perseus buried it in the marketplace of Argos.”

Source:  Britannica

#3.  “Maenad, female follower of the Greek god of wine, Dionysus. The word maenad comes from the Greek maenades, meaning “mad” or “demented.” During the orgiastic rites of Dionysus, maenads roamed the mountains and forests performing frenzied, ecstatic dances and were believed to be possessed by the god. While under his influence they were supposed to have unusual strength, including the ability to tear animals or people to pieces (the fate met by the mythical hero and poet Orpheus). In Roman religion, Dionysus’s counterpart was Bacchus, and his female followers were called bacchantes.”

Source:  Britannica

#4.  “Bacchanalia, also called Dionysia, in Greco-Roman religion, any of the several festivals of Bacchus (Dionysus), the wine god. They probably originated as rites of fertility gods. The most famous of the Greek Dionysia were in Attica and included the Little, or Rustic, Dionysia, characterized by simple, old-fashioned rites; the Lenaea, which included a festal procession and dramatic performances; the Anthesteria, essentially a drinking feast; the City, or Great, Dionysia, accompanied by dramatic performances in the theatre of Dionysus, which was the most famous of all; and the Oschophoria (“Carrying of the Grape Clusters”).”

Source:  Britannica