Eighty Two . . .

Courting a soulmate 4

by Stormcat

Matisse- painted dancers, O'Keefe- flowers

that mimic, Rousseau- a thousand birds, Magritte-

hats (does anyone get that? maybe he was Sacks'

patient.) For Dali- ­­­­Gala; Lennin- Ono;  Satra- Beauvoir,

Stravinsky- Vera de Bosset;  All of Troy- Helen; Pollack-

Krasner; Anthony- that gold digging Egyptian bitch

The men inspired and the women who inspire. So what

of the reverse? Did Helen Keller have a muse? Joan?

Maybe Frita . . . But even there it seems, no. Great men

have muses, great women . . . pain. . . or is that

the same thing?

My mother once told me that all she ever wanted was

to live freely without worry or fear, to be honored

and loved. My father only wanted a woman to share

the burden of life.

Soul-mates? I guess not. Their marriage died a slow death

at the hand of mediocrity and disappointment, not

blown apart by passion or struggle.

So, not the mortal product of a soul mate union . . . does

that preclude me of having one myself?

Or does it just make it harder for me to find her?

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