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whores of my deepest love
(they’re decent women, I’m the corrupt one.
they understand. & that to me is love.)
she accepts, at last, that her lover has wandered off. she
has composed her broken heart, & tucked each of her
tears into their little metaphorical beds. she writes one
final verse, & then she will never speak his name again.
she calls it the last chapter of John.
I ask her if she is ready for sexual abuse, because the only
way I can make love to her is to hurt her, & she replies ‘I am.’
she tells me things that make me want to believe that she
loves me. but I wonder if it’s merely her loneliness speaking.
I ask her ‘are you my whore?’ & she replies ‘I am.’
she hasn’t been here for a long time, that woman who said
she loved me, that she would always love me. I told her that
when she has journeyed without me to the farthest sunset,
she would forget me, & I would forget her. but she insisted
that she loved me, & nothing would change that.
she hasn’t been here for a long time.
when I have written a poem about a woman whom I may have
loved & who left me because I could only call her whore, & the
sorrow of it is too much for my eyes to hold, I am thankful
for the tools of my intolerable trade – paper is easily riven;
a pen is broken with a splendid crack…
(Art: Peter Basch)
Published 30th Jul 2016
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30th Jul 2016 7:13am
Well written
Just what we all have come to expect from a fine poet as you John
Fantastic picture too xx
Just what we all have come to expect from a fine poet as you John
Fantastic picture too xx
30th Jul 2016 7:31am
30th Jul 2016 11:41am
I've always thought that things of love were only penned in red and black, but now I know it bleeds blue. Beautiful ink, beautiful art. As always.
tpd
tpd
30th Jul 2016 11:54am
Excellent Scribe John...and the ending was Superb..i enjoyed as always!!!
fav lines:
she tells me things that make me want to believe that she
loves me. but I wonder if it’s merely her loneliness speaking.
I ask her ‘are you my whore?’ & she replies ‘I am.’
fav lines:
she tells me things that make me want to believe that she
loves me. but I wonder if it’s merely her loneliness speaking.
I ask her ‘are you my whore?’ & she replies ‘I am.’
30th Jul 2016 10:01pm
A broken pen and riven paper don't even slow you down. Your love is unfathomable....
Anonymous
30th Jul 2016 11:50pm
There's such misconception about the word 'whore' and a man should feel privileged if his woman allows him to use it during passionate moments. It's not something to be taken for granted when there's great deal of vulnerability attached to that.
31st Jul 2016 4:12am
Whores of my deepest love..
your titles are always pinching
but unwraps the worlds , alleys
and grit of you my cherished.
Always willing to share yourself.
-Howlings
your titles are always pinching
but unwraps the worlds , alleys
and grit of you my cherished.
Always willing to share yourself.
-Howlings
