Poetry Out West

Poetry & Prose by Jodine Derena Butler

Shibari Knot

Posted on February 15, 2019 by Jodine

My shadow

self

is tied up

in Shibari.

Pulled, twisted

tightened &

squeezed.

Oh yes & I go off

on tangents,

designed to resist

my body

fear.

My brain,

meanders

down

(thought)

streams.

Divorced, but not

before swinging

through

tree limbs,

gnarled roots &

tea leaves – leaving

my hands

tied.

My eyes

take

it all in

staring

in all the corners,

where my

shadow

likes to

lurk.

She comes

undone &

unravelled,

back

home to

herself.

11 thoughts on “Shibari Knot”

Anonymously Hal on November 20, 2020 at 5:05 am said:

You’re welcome!

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Jodine on November 19, 2020 at 6:16 pm said:

Thankyou x

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Anonymously Hal on November 19, 2020 at 6:06 pm said:

Stunning imagery!!

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Jodine on April 14, 2019 at 11:53 am said:

Thankyou Elijah. My poetry is a living journal

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Elijah Michael Bray on April 14, 2019 at 11:48 am said:

You remind me of Virginia Wolf cooler and you take more chances and a touch of breaking out of skin Joyce like how people think.
It’s honest sharp butterfly knife shit cuts shallow yet feels deep. And real.
Thank you for writing.

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Jodine on February 21, 2019 at 12:18 am said:

Thanks and yes!

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El Santi on February 20, 2019 at 11:55 pm said:

To release is one of my favourite english verbs. (Releasing them from the knots, Strongly untied with the new choice to be tied again softer or not). Libera te…

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Jodine on February 15, 2019 at 1:45 pm said:

Thankyou Roger 🙂

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Roger Baker-Utah on February 15, 2019 at 1:44 pm said:

A very nice poem, visually and aurally.

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Jodine on February 15, 2019 at 10:35 am said:

Thanks Tony. I also like using the & symbol to represent a knot. I dont think the poem is long enough…will see how it evolves

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Tony Single on February 15, 2019 at 10:29 am said:

Perfect. I love how you string complete sentences through multiple lines, much like being tied.

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