Kill desire--
That bloody heartless tease;
That empty promiser,
That sweet and damned disease.
I want a body of rags,
Numb sticks and blowing ash;
I want the wind to howl,
And I will howl back.
Kill desire--
Kill mind and flesh and heart;
Lay down again in mother earth,
Where rot and roses start.
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i really do like this one!! nicely done
ReplyDeleteVery powerful, in nice step with the power of desire... well written!
ReplyDeleteRob
Image & Verse
Thank you so much, both of you!
ReplyDeleteA powerful voice. Hot!
ReplyDeleteIntense! I like the strong lyrical beat that echoes through this one.
ReplyDeleteThanks, dear Cynthia and Writerwoman, for your comments! I was really angry and down when I wrote this. Sometimes that energy produces a striking piece of writing, even though it isn't fun to be in that space.
ReplyDeleteLove dis: "I want a body of rags,
ReplyDeleteNumb sticks and blowing ash;
I want the wind to howl"