Poem: "All It Takes to Be Invulnerable"
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ysabetwordsmithThis poem came out of the June 3, 2025 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from siliconshaman. It also fills the "comfort" square in my 6-2-25 card for the Pride Fest Bingo. This poem has been sponsored by librarygeek. It belongs to the Cuoio and Chiara / Marionettes threads of the Polychrome Heroics series.
"All It Takes to Be Invulnerable"
[Wednesday, October 1, 2014]
Frizzare worked as a comare,
but not in the usual way.
She was lithe and graceful
and beautiful as any comare,
a talented dancer and literary fan,
but her superpowers suited her
for somewhat unusual situations.
Instead of seeking a partner for
a long-term contract, Frizzare
specialized in short-term work.
She was the one they sent
to deal with wild young things
who were getting out of hand,
or older people who were
struggling with self-control.
Occasionally she even
served as bait for enemies.
After all, they couldn't hurt her,
because she was Invulnerable.
They couldn't contain her,
because she was Unstoppable.
They couldn't even touch her
if she popped up a Forcefield
around herself -- or them.
If necessary, she could cast
a cloud of tiny, stinging bubbles
to hide things or discourage people.
Mostly, Frizzare just let them rage
until they wore themselves out.
When they collapsed into
a sobbing heap, she would
sit down and comfort them.
Sometimes the other comares
asked how she could be so brave.
Frizzare just shrugged and said,
"All it takes to be invulnerable,
is to know you are such."
* * *
Notes:
Frizzare (Filomena Bellincioni) -- She has dark olive skin, brown eyes, and long brown hair. She is lithe and graceful with moderate curves. Her heritage is Italian. She speaks Italian, English, and French. She is 27 years old in 2014. Filomena grew up in Florence, Italy. After an attack in her teens left her with superpowers, she took the cape name Frizzare. She serves as a comare in the Marionettes. However, she rarely takes on long-term contracts. Mostly she deals with wild young things or other people who struggle with self-control. Occasionally she plays bait for enemies. Frizzare is a talented dancer and a fan of Italian literature both historic and contemporary.
Origin: When Filomena was 17, several young men tried to attack her, but she developed superpowers that fended them off.
Uniform: Frizzare wears beautiful Italian fashions in comare style, sexy yet elegant.
Qualities: Good (+2) Comare, Good (+2) Dancer, Good (+2) Emotional Intelligence, Good (+2) Gentle, Good (+2) Italian Literature Fan
Poor (-2) Jerk Magnet
Powers: Good (+2) Invulnerability, Good (+2) Forcefields
In addition to being Invulnerable generally, she also has the Unstoppable trait of mobile invulnerability. Furthermore, she can create forcefields around herself or others. The fields are iridescent and sparkly. She can also fling a cloud of tiny, stinging bubbles that are disorienting and uncomfortable, but not dangerous -- an effective way to hide something or discourage people from bothering her.
Motivation: To help people.
frizzare
Italian
Pronunciation
• IPA(key): /fridˈd͡za.re/, /fritˈt͡sa.re/
• Rhymes: -are
• Hyphenation: friz‧zà‧re
Verb
frizzàre (first-person singular present frìzzo, first-person singular past historic frizzài, past participle frizzàto, auxiliary avére) (intransitive)
1. to sparkle, to fizz, to fizzle [auxiliary avere]
2. to sting or smart [auxiliary avere]
Florence (/ˈflɒrəns/ FLORR-ənss; Italian: Firenze [fiˈrɛntse] ⓘ)[a] is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany. It is also the most populated city in Tuscany, with 362,353 inhabitants, and 989,460 in its metropolitan province as of 2025.
* * *
"I know sometimes, that all it takes to be invincible, is to know you are such."
-- Anis Mojgani
siliconshaman. It also fills the "comfort" square in my 6-2-25 card for the Pride Fest Bingo. This poem has been sponsored by librarygeek. It belongs to the Cuoio and Chiara / Marionettes threads of the Polychrome Heroics series."All It Takes to Be Invulnerable"
[Wednesday, October 1, 2014]
Frizzare worked as a comare,
but not in the usual way.
She was lithe and graceful
and beautiful as any comare,
a talented dancer and literary fan,
but her superpowers suited her
for somewhat unusual situations.
Instead of seeking a partner for
a long-term contract, Frizzare
specialized in short-term work.
She was the one they sent
to deal with wild young things
who were getting out of hand,
or older people who were
struggling with self-control.
Occasionally she even
served as bait for enemies.
After all, they couldn't hurt her,
because she was Invulnerable.
They couldn't contain her,
because she was Unstoppable.
They couldn't even touch her
if she popped up a Forcefield
around herself -- or them.
If necessary, she could cast
a cloud of tiny, stinging bubbles
to hide things or discourage people.
Mostly, Frizzare just let them rage
until they wore themselves out.
When they collapsed into
a sobbing heap, she would
sit down and comfort them.
Sometimes the other comares
asked how she could be so brave.
Frizzare just shrugged and said,
"All it takes to be invulnerable,
is to know you are such."
* * *
Notes:
Frizzare (Filomena Bellincioni) -- She has dark olive skin, brown eyes, and long brown hair. She is lithe and graceful with moderate curves. Her heritage is Italian. She speaks Italian, English, and French. She is 27 years old in 2014. Filomena grew up in Florence, Italy. After an attack in her teens left her with superpowers, she took the cape name Frizzare. She serves as a comare in the Marionettes. However, she rarely takes on long-term contracts. Mostly she deals with wild young things or other people who struggle with self-control. Occasionally she plays bait for enemies. Frizzare is a talented dancer and a fan of Italian literature both historic and contemporary.
Origin: When Filomena was 17, several young men tried to attack her, but she developed superpowers that fended them off.
Uniform: Frizzare wears beautiful Italian fashions in comare style, sexy yet elegant.
Qualities: Good (+2) Comare, Good (+2) Dancer, Good (+2) Emotional Intelligence, Good (+2) Gentle, Good (+2) Italian Literature Fan
Poor (-2) Jerk Magnet
Powers: Good (+2) Invulnerability, Good (+2) Forcefields
In addition to being Invulnerable generally, she also has the Unstoppable trait of mobile invulnerability. Furthermore, she can create forcefields around herself or others. The fields are iridescent and sparkly. She can also fling a cloud of tiny, stinging bubbles that are disorienting and uncomfortable, but not dangerous -- an effective way to hide something or discourage people from bothering her.
Motivation: To help people.
frizzare
Italian
Pronunciation
• IPA(key): /fridˈd͡za.re/, /fritˈt͡sa.re/
• Rhymes: -are
• Hyphenation: friz‧zà‧re
Verb
frizzàre (first-person singular present frìzzo, first-person singular past historic frizzài, past participle frizzàto, auxiliary avére) (intransitive)
1. to sparkle, to fizz, to fizzle [auxiliary avere]
2. to sting or smart [auxiliary avere]
Florence (/ˈflɒrəns/ FLORR-ənss; Italian: Firenze [fiˈrɛntse] ⓘ)[a] is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany. It is also the most populated city in Tuscany, with 362,353 inhabitants, and 989,460 in its metropolitan province as of 2025.
* * *
"I know sometimes, that all it takes to be invincible, is to know you are such."
-- Anis Mojgani
