I posted a poem here a couple of weeks ago but then decided better of it as it was a bit too personal. Here's a revised version...
A drunken eulogy to lost love:
You left me alone with unanswered lust.
You gave yourself up to the selfish night,
I was still aquiver with our passion
Body burning, set alight by your touch.
But still I head home without you, alone.
All those past men who used and abused me
Whisper sweet threats into my shrinking ear
Each dark, dank alleyway growling at me,
Promising my undoing at unseen hand,
Staggering home through the grey neon night.
I will dream that you are with me tonight,
I will feel the weight of your hungry hands
Grasping, seeking my sensual beauty.
I will feel your soft lips pressed against mine
Devouring my impatient devotion.
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Storm Room - Janet Cardiff & George Bures Miller
14 years ago
This is good...powerful messages in this
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I didn't see the original poem. This one is immediate and honest.
ReplyDeleteAnd where are you walking at night? I think I will avoid those growling alleyways. :)
ReplyDeletewonderful poem.. very interesting..
ReplyDeleteThanks for share
Now I will follow your blog
This poem haunts me...it is full of old ghosts...I want to bust them :-) But seriously, your poetry is always rich with vivid imagery! I so admire your very great talent. ~Janine XO
ReplyDeleteLove this. It's tantalizing.
ReplyDeleteJanine - I'd let you bust my ghosts anytime!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comments all of you.
A phoenix poem Pinkerbell :)
ReplyDeleteAh - it had its wings clipped considerably before it was allowed back out!
ReplyDeleteBeautifully poemed.
ReplyDeleteI like that verb, "poemed", thanks Aibreann!
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