Nemicorn

It shocks me to see this piece has not yet appeared on this blog. Written to Psyche as an aftermath of our parting, this poem created the concept of the nemicorn, which figures strongly in my mythology. depicted as either a blood-red or black unicorn (often with a horn of precious metal) the Nemicorn (a contraction of unicorn and "neminem", Latin for "no person") represents someone or something you adore so intensely that it takes on a mythic significance in your life. It has been pointed out that anytime I elevate a woman to the rank of goddess, the relationship invariably fails.

Whom the Gods would destroy, they first make to love.

Nemicorn

...and in my willful innocence I slit the fragile throat
of the Dreamhart, the nemicorn that bore me to my Rubicon.
Its blood, a shaft of crystal whispers, gave amotation
to the feelings I feared, and slew, out of time now gone.

the sniggering empaths capered no more, but lay in pain
among the orchids...crippled by the nemicorn's gentle
acceptance of my treachery and butchery. that placid brain
caring not for a vengeance of the visceral.

Dreamhart knew that time would slay me, time and regret
that would be mine when my all-too mortal form failed
in the icy waters, when I found my strength was set
against powers beyond me. when passion paled.

...and in my willful innocence I slit the fragile throat
of the Dreamhart, the nemicorn that bore me to my Rubicon.
Its blood, a shaft of crystal whispers, gave amotation
to the feelings I feared, and slew, out of time now gone.


William F. DeVault. all rights reserved.