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hard kiss
‘Kiss me hard before you go.’ Lana Del Rey
don’t wanna be cool. wanna burn!
wake me up with your warm mouth, baby, before the storm
breaks. black coffee & ten minutes of love are all I can
afford. you can write your number in lipstick on the windshield,
‘cause the rain will wash it away.
hold onto your heart, I’ll only lose it or hock it for gas. the road
goes somewhere that I haven’t been yet, & maybe I’ll hitch up
to a wayward wind & never stop. but if I circle back here one day
I’ll remember your face & your front door.
I know there’s no romance in the desert & the stars are never
as pretty as a lover’s eyes, but if I ever slept twice with a
woman, I’d feel like I died & went to marriage.
even so, a man wants for a nearness in that great lonesome
cathedral of highway & sky… moody nights when it’s only me &
Lana, singing her poetry. & I know how it was for her, years of
endless touring, motel rooms & honky-tonks, when she didn’t know
she was good. gone so long you forget you ever had a home.
the road ends somewhere, & I reckon the stars in that part of the
sky will tell me it’s time to lay down my load. I’ll hope the devil is
a woman, & she can drag me to hell with her forever lies
& one last, hard kiss…
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I particularly like the line "...if I ever slept twice with a woman, I'd feel like I died and went to marriage." A life of one night stands, and a trail of broken hearts? Probably got more than a hard kiss for a hard case.. I get a kick out of noir with a sense of humor. Excellent!
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Re. hard kiss
31st Aug 2015 9:01pm
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31st Aug 2015 9:02pm
John I loved this write but I particularly loved your closing..
"the road ends somewhere, & I reckon the stars in that part of the
sky will tell me it’s time to lay down my load. I’ll hope the devil is
a woman, & she can drag me to hell with her forever lies
& one last, hard kiss…"
always going out with a Master's stroke of genius..
with love Crim
"the road ends somewhere, & I reckon the stars in that part of the
sky will tell me it’s time to lay down my load. I’ll hope the devil is
a woman, & she can drag me to hell with her forever lies
& one last, hard kiss…"
always going out with a Master's stroke of genius..
with love Crim
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31st Aug 2015 9:09pm
‘Kiss me hard before you go.’ Lana Del Rey - those words ring firmly in my ears. Pungent ink, Mister. I much enjoyed hitching up to your wayward wind! Respectfully, blue angel
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31st Aug 2015 9:56pm
i can't choose a favourite line, it's all just... just... ohhh, mister feddeler, this is the storm that breaks
lana would be proud
xoxox
lana would be proud
xoxox
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31st Aug 2015 10:08pm
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Re. hard kiss
1st Sep 2015 00:04am
A cool in your face loner poem. Your first verse is delish and down with telling the truth of you. Excellent write.
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1st Sep 2015 00:12am
I never realized how much Lana favored Sophia until now. This poem is definitely the spirit of Lana (and Sophia). It's actually the spirit of any free soul who desires the open road free of destination and taste of a billion star hotel vs. a roofed room. Ride (with the narration) is one of my favorite songs of hers; this contains that spirit also.
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Re. hard kiss
1st Sep 2015 00:42am
I just realized that Lana does resemble Sophia.
Journeys with no destinations, wide deserts, steep mountains, billion star hotels. Free as an open road.
Journeys with no destinations, wide deserts, steep mountains, billion star hotels. Free as an open road.
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Re. hard kiss
1st Sep 2015 2:04am
Thinkin the same thing Ahavati! Stunner, thought it was Sophia for a moment, but the photo too new.
John, you leave me breathless so often. This.....i hardly have words.
At first i thought, this man is giving the kiss off..number in red 💄 lipstick to wash away in rain....fuck me with that image burned in lonely and sexy...
But this... Hes being kind in his way and lament.
Honest, and hard, and this is his love in his way...this his lot...some tragically and he is self aware.
You build it and denument to perfection.
I learn volumes from you about writing every time i read you Sensei.
☕💌💋J
John, you leave me breathless so often. This.....i hardly have words.
At first i thought, this man is giving the kiss off..number in red 💄 lipstick to wash away in rain....fuck me with that image burned in lonely and sexy...
But this... Hes being kind in his way and lament.
Honest, and hard, and this is his love in his way...this his lot...some tragically and he is self aware.
You build it and denument to perfection.
I learn volumes from you about writing every time i read you Sensei.
☕💌💋J
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1st Sep 2015 5:23am
"don’t wanna be cool. wanna burn!".. stellar heat.. this should be on billboards mister man! ;)
"but if I ever slept twice with a
woman, I’d feel like I died & went to marriage. "
~your heart breaker lines give me giggles here.. needed & thankins for!
You drown this one in deep coveted sin. love the rogue-ish wandering, as you make
the hellfire appealing. [muchly] *respecting your pen all-ways ;)
great night & dreams, SirJ..
~d
"but if I ever slept twice with a
woman, I’d feel like I died & went to marriage. "
~your heart breaker lines give me giggles here.. needed & thankins for!
You drown this one in deep coveted sin. love the rogue-ish wandering, as you make
the hellfire appealing. [muchly] *respecting your pen all-ways ;)
great night & dreams, SirJ..
~d
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1st Sep 2015 5:41pm
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1st Sep 2015 8:51pm
I hope the devil is a woman ... John, captivating as always. I love your style and the way you paint your poetic landscape.
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Re. hard kiss
6th Sep 2015 7:17am
Reading through several of your poems with these sentiments, I wonder what music you listen to.
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