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Acrimony, Check
We only fucked
facing the same direction
braced against any available surface
Sometimes there was a mirror
but I rejected reflection
any memory of his face
twisted by our distorted brand of passion
the combustion of his desire
to be inside me
and the way I despised his wife
Didn't care about the cum
I just wanted the ferocity
of thrust
and he delivered
illicit little trysts
behind the bad-boy bar I tended
in parking lots, darkened alleyways
during family reunions
and holidays
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Anonymous
- Edited 8th Nov 2018 00:49am
15th Jun 2017 9:57am
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Re: Re. Acrimony, Check
15th Jun 2017 10:34am
That's a fucking amazing reaction. Thank you!
I wasn't sure which category it best fit. It doesn't seem angry enough for anger, dark enough for dark, and has more sexual content than felt right for miscellaneous. Which category would you submit it under?
I wasn't sure which category it best fit. It doesn't seem angry enough for anger, dark enough for dark, and has more sexual content than felt right for miscellaneous. Which category would you submit it under?
Anonymous
- Edited 8th Nov 2018 00:49am
15th Jun 2017 10:48am
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Re: Re. Acrimony, Check
15th Jun 2017 11:51am
I wouldn't have, based on your comment, but I understand wanting to make it clear. Thanks. :-)
Re. Acrimony, Check
15th Jun 2017 11:26am
It's not love, erotic is the right place
if you want people to read it, go erotic
Great poem
Like
if you want people to read it, go erotic
Great poem
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Re: Re. Acrimony, Check
15th Jun 2017 11:58am
Love is the least appropriate category for this one. :-) Thank you for the comment and for the reading list addition. I'm glad you liked it.
Re. Acrimony, Check
I agree erotic is the best category!
First, I loved the title. It captures the reader's attention right off the bat.
Your opening two lines were fantastic. Drew the reader right into the scenario. The use of "fucked" and "braced" added an element of ferocity, a feral desire.
The double-entendre of "distorted" in the second stanza is both literal and metaphorical of the situation. The assonance of rejected and reflection rolls off the tongue into the consonance of "n", both ending the line into the next.
Twisted / distorted, by / brand / passion - great consonance of the 't' & 's' & assonance of the 'o'. adding a lyrical feel to the entire line.
I wondered if you needed "and" in the third stanza, so re-read a few times. It's one of those lines that work with or without.
The first line of that fourth stanza is phonetically excellent!
The use of "delivered" and the spacing emphasizing the meaning was excellent.
That final stanza wraps up the 'package' nicely and adds an element of surprise by a twisted relation of sorts!
Well done!
First, I loved the title. It captures the reader's attention right off the bat.
Your opening two lines were fantastic. Drew the reader right into the scenario. The use of "fucked" and "braced" added an element of ferocity, a feral desire.
The double-entendre of "distorted" in the second stanza is both literal and metaphorical of the situation. The assonance of rejected and reflection rolls off the tongue into the consonance of "n", both ending the line into the next.
Twisted / distorted, by / brand / passion - great consonance of the 't' & 's' & assonance of the 'o'. adding a lyrical feel to the entire line.
I wondered if you needed "and" in the third stanza, so re-read a few times. It's one of those lines that work with or without.
The first line of that fourth stanza is phonetically excellent!
The use of "delivered" and the spacing emphasizing the meaning was excellent.
That final stanza wraps up the 'package' nicely and adds an element of surprise by a twisted relation of sorts!
Well done!
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Re: Re. Acrimony, Check
Thank you, once more, for the depth of your critique. There's a little thrill in discovering that something I've given thought to is noticed, and effective, as well as having something revealed to me in my own work that wasn't in the conscious part of my mind when writing.
That "and" you mentioned has come and gone a few times. Currently, I like the way it reads with it just a little more, but one day It may go again. Funny how those little words can make the wheels turn.
That "and" you mentioned has come and gone a few times. Currently, I like the way it reads with it just a little more, but one day It may go again. Funny how those little words can make the wheels turn.
Re. Acrimony, Check
'fucked', 'parking lots' and 'cum', when replaced with non contemporary would make this a timeless piece.
Finding the era it was written would be all the more toilsome.
cold, and fusion, i find both in this.
Finding the era it was written would be all the more toilsome.
cold, and fusion, i find both in this.
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Re: Re. Acrimony, Check
15th Jun 2017 10:21pm
"Parking lots" and "cum" may be contemporary, but "fucked" has been around for a very, very long time. :-) Thanks for the comment. :-)
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Anonymous
- Edited 15th Jun 2017 5:41pm
15th Jun 2017 5:40pm
what the fuck..
i love this, it was honestly painful and gut twisting
and all that Vati said too
i love this, it was honestly painful and gut twisting
and all that Vati said too
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Re: Re. Acrimony, Check
15th Jun 2017 10:27pm
Re. Acrimony, Check
25th Sep 2018 11:22am
Wow ... such honesty ... vulnerability ... aching write my dear poetess ... takes me back ... being the other woman .. love the short lines ... crisp line breaks ... my fav ...
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Re: Re. Acrimony, Check
26th Sep 2018 6:02am
Thank you so much for reading and for letting me know that you like it. It was a different sort of relationship, and I did my best to take it down to its bones.
Anonymous
- Edited 19th Feb 2023 9:45pm
2nd Jun 2022 7:43pm
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Re: Re. Acrimony, Check
2nd Jun 2022 10:40pm
Your comments are gold, seriously. Thanks for taking the time to look this one up and give it a read. It's one of the few times that I felt like I really got what I wanted on the page. Honored that you've added it to your reading list.