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The release
An air of casualty
Casually stalking a prey so dumb to be enamored,
By glossy lips, sailor curses
And sassy hips
A broken bleating thing I am,
Siren singing you to my shore
Soft and lush
Just to lash
You with barbed wire kisses,
But I think I am selfish,
I think I see only me, ugly and alone
And that is why I call to you,
Validation is every misfits dream.
So when I pull you under,
And you scream, bubbles trailing...
It is really I, who is pulled,
Dislocating every joint,
Pain pulsing,
Confused.
I'm your release, then you leave me.
You are my punishment, scaring me not physically, but emotionally.
And I do it over and over and over again,
Crying wolf and letting the wolf ravage me, the wolf has other plans, other maidens to devour.
I am simply this easy pit stop where you can take off your shoes, your tie, and be at peace.
Just rocky shaky dangerous enough for you,
For me to wonder what could have been.
There's only always the words that keep me afloat..
I'm happy to be your release, I long for my own.
Casually stalking a prey so dumb to be enamored,
By glossy lips, sailor curses
And sassy hips
A broken bleating thing I am,
Siren singing you to my shore
Soft and lush
Just to lash
You with barbed wire kisses,
But I think I am selfish,
I think I see only me, ugly and alone
And that is why I call to you,
Validation is every misfits dream.
So when I pull you under,
And you scream, bubbles trailing...
It is really I, who is pulled,
Dislocating every joint,
Pain pulsing,
Confused.
I'm your release, then you leave me.
You are my punishment, scaring me not physically, but emotionally.
And I do it over and over and over again,
Crying wolf and letting the wolf ravage me, the wolf has other plans, other maidens to devour.
I am simply this easy pit stop where you can take off your shoes, your tie, and be at peace.
Just rocky shaky dangerous enough for you,
For me to wonder what could have been.
There's only always the words that keep me afloat..
I'm happy to be your release, I long for my own.
Published 13th Sep 2023
Author's Note
Working on progressive soup for the chicken wandering sool and the ool is cracking
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13th Sep 2023 12:41pm
13th Sep 2023 4:10pm
14th Sep 2023 2:57am
This is just so passionate and gut wrenching, but your writing is beautiful. The last 3 lines really got me, honestly
15th Sep 2023 1:37am
There are 2 things I like about this, one related to the disposition of the speaker, the emotional turn at the end, and the 2nd the powerful earthy rhythms, particularly in the 1st section, where there entire strings of cretic feet (stress-unstressed-stressed)d:
`-`
or the `-`--`-`
2 cretic feet separated by a pyrrhic (2 unstressed syllables)
enamored,
By glossy lips, sailor curses
And sassy hips
A broken bleating thing I am,
Siren singing you to my shore
Soft and lush
Just to lash
You with barbed wire kisses,
The emotional turn @ midway is enjoyable because the speaker rejects bitterness and anger, instead opting for melancholy and longing. A nice change in emotional tenor compared to much of what I often read in similar poems. This emotional tenor sends me back to the beginning, where there's real insight into the disposition and perspective of the "siren."
A poem worth re-reading, both in terms of the sensual pleasure of poetry, as well as its emotional insight!
Enjoyed, & LIKED!
`-`
or the `-`--`-`
2 cretic feet separated by a pyrrhic (2 unstressed syllables)
enamored,
By glossy lips, sailor curses
And sassy hips
A broken bleating thing I am,
Siren singing you to my shore
Soft and lush
Just to lash
You with barbed wire kisses,
The emotional turn @ midway is enjoyable because the speaker rejects bitterness and anger, instead opting for melancholy and longing. A nice change in emotional tenor compared to much of what I often read in similar poems. This emotional tenor sends me back to the beginning, where there's real insight into the disposition and perspective of the "siren."
A poem worth re-reading, both in terms of the sensual pleasure of poetry, as well as its emotional insight!
Enjoyed, & LIKED!
