X is for...Xenolith by Nora Weston

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I have to commend dear Nora Weston for tackling X. She's written a beautiful poem, so do leave a comment. I'll give her the floor for this introduction:

X marks the spot? X-rays or maybe xylophones could have been my topic for X-day. I considered Xi, which has many meanings, like being a Greek letter and an ancient Chinese state during the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, but no…none of those x-words would do. Xylotrya—a genus of marine bivalves and xyridaceae, plants of tropical to temperate regions and usually found in wet places, were also at the top of my list. Then, I came upon Xenolith, which is a piece of rock of different origin from the igneous rock in which it is implanted, and it just sounded right. I did spin this into a science fiction piece, so if it sounds “out there,” that’s why! Thanks to Mysti, I am now aware of many x-words that I never knew existed.

X is for...XENOLITH By Nora Weston

she, with eyes dipped into the Black Sea,

that weep precisely when the mood darkens

possessing watermelon-glossed lips

and locks of midnight shining almost indigo

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she looks like me

ivory flesh sculpted upon bones of depravity

pale enough for some to believe

she should not be, should stay beneath

where the bitter cold freezes cryptic dreams

still, she looks like me

who knows when her slumbering

deep within third planet rock, left her

to bake in an epidermis of distant origin

with stolen building blocks of humanity…

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heavens, she has become me

to think she is not alone

rather one of a famished multitude

birthed in a core she cares little for

yet, offers a fully stocked refuge

not that I’ll just give up and die

on foreign soil, from a faraway place                                                                                                       

she does not belong, yet is now embedded

forever to hunt my kind as a cruel reminder

of what may hide behind human eyes

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Nora Weston’s fiction and poetry slips in-between and all around science fiction, fantasy, and horror. The most terrifying things Nora has encountered are teenagers...with driving permits, and she’s taught five of these frightening creatures to drive. Her publishing credits include the novels Guardian 2632 and The Twelfth Paladin, plus anthologies, magazines, and e-zines. Themes found in Nora’s work relate to good against evil, Internet safety, the powerful consequences for one’s actions, and the ability we all possess to improve the world. She’s had the pleasure of reaching people through the airwaves on radio stations throughout the US. Currently, Nora’s work appears in Crack the Spine and Bête Noire. Feel free to download previous interviews and segments from Blog Talk Radio’s Not Picture Perfect, plus B.K. Walker has interviewed Nora at Blog Talk Radio as well.

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