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DarkAngelChelle
Member

since 2001-12-06

Posts 87
Kansas

0 posted 2001-12-20 09:11 PM

Empty ...
so dark and lonely;
chilled ...
even in the warmest light
from the candle's soft glow
reflecting in the windowpane
as evening settles in ...

and the longing starts.

Ghostly fingers trail
across my exposed skin,
leaving faint impressions;
wispy tender traces
reminiscent of a touch
I yearn to forget,
the memory painful in its power -
a loving beast curling in my lap,
even as it holds my head in its jaws.

Why can't I throw away
the torment of a past love,
and get rid of the scavenger
that still nibbles at my heart?
All it takes is one word, one look,
and you've again nested in my mind,
leaving me restless,
wanting the more that we had,
stirring warm, bitter feelings
that taste of a healing brew,
false in its promises to make whole.

The truth infuriates me,
bringing me to my knees
even as my senses fight
the instinct of burning desire.
Every inch aches,
screaming to cast aside pride
and to reach for the cure
only you can administer,
the prescription only you can fill.
My resolve wastes away
in this sad soulful sickness
though I know it will only worsen
if I give in.

After all this time,
you still somehow manage
to make me hate myself
for wanting you here,
eliciting cravings best forgotten
as I hang on to the edge of your abyss,
trying desperately not to let go,
even though all I want is
to fall,
to beg,
to plead,

Please ...

just touch me

one last time.

~What is cherished most is what must be the hardest fought for.~

Marge Tindal

Member Empyrean

since 1999-11-06

Posts 42384
Florida's Foreverly Shores

1 posted 2001-12-20 09:15 PM

DarkAngelChelle~

'and the longing starts'

Oh my ... does this ever ring a bell or two~
What a delicately lovely write~
I thoroughly enjoyed the pour of thought~
Happy Holidays to you~
*Hugs*
~*Marge*~

~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~
noles1@totcon.com

Magnus

Member Laureate

since 2001-10-10

Posts 14135
South Carolina, USA

2 posted 2001-12-20 09:19 PM

Keep writing like this...and lots of poets
are going to notice you...believe me...this
is excellent...

JamesMichael
Member Empyrean

since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

3 posted 2001-12-20 10:29 PM

Enjoyed this...James

GenXer
Senior Member

since 2001-12-15

Posts 583
USA

4 posted 2001-12-21 12:08 PM

Michelle - Your writing is so good. It makes the reader actually feel your despair.

"stirring warm, bitter feelings
that taste of a healing brew,
false in its promises to make whole."

The whole stanza was great, but those last lines capture the feeling of lost love haunting someone so well. Nicely done.

Dave

Kethry
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-07-29

Posts 9082
Victoria Australia

5 posted 2001-12-21 05:17 AM

Chelle,
Oh My! what have you done but brought a tear to my eye.
Kethry

Here in the midst of my lonely abyss, a single joy I find...your presence in my mind. Unknown

Zinsser
Senior Member

since 2001-02-27

Posts 1641
Calif.

6 posted 2002-01-24 06:23 PM

This is realy good.... enjoyed

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