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Some poems |
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lenore New Member
since 2004-01-18
Posts 9 |
REUBEN Your lips have slain my heart Your eyes have raped my soul You gave me a love That I could touch but not feel That I could see but not reach That I could read but not hold Our hands are scarred My skin is home to pain My truths are home to death Burnt by the flame Of a language that was lovely Of an image that was sacred Of a promise that was a casualty In this war of reality We ignored all that we feared We gathered all we could Our needs have been denied By bodies that are restricted By people that are masked By stars that remind us Of the charred bodies...of those we’ve left behind. HEATHEN There is a tremble in your voice Tells me how you feel There is a darkness in your eyes Reminds me what is real You mention me, a casual casualty Over lunch with some friends “has no depth to speak of” you say “but she’s pretty…for a heathen” There is a flicker in the flames Tells me when he’s near There is a softness in his touch Reminds me there's nothing to fear He mentions me, a fatal fatality Over breakfast with his god “another loving young one” he says “but she’s pretty…for a heathen” There is a pattern in my hopes Tells me where I live There is a struggle in my dreams Reminds me what I’d give I mention it, a real reality Over supper with the sky “gave it up, though they all said I was pretty…for a heathen” SWEETHEART THE DRUNK I wanted... to cut. I wanted... to prove. I wanted... to mean. I wanted... to soothe. If I were with you we could resist gravity We could fight the external Fight the extremes But youre seven thousand miles away or maybe more ...maybe more. I needed... to feel. I needed... to know. I needed... to give. I needed... to show. If I were with you we could accept eternity We could embrace the internal Embrace the serene But youre seven thousand thoughts away or maybe more ...maybe more. GRAVITY (to Jeremy) In the air... just above... eating away. But I won’t be crushed, no. I won’t be your evening meal. I wont be the cherry on the top of your soul. No one will eat me away. No one will devour my whole. No one but me. Quotes are rampant... "Chide me not..." Everything is selfish Must learn to be selfless Like you taught me long ago But... Where did it get you? Happiness... Though in those fleeting final moments Drenched in life's sustenance And I mean not white despair But the true sustenance Were you as Tantalus...? So close, suspended by the ropes the strings that divide what is and what might have been Did you see What had been hidden from you Or was it what you already knew That you were wasted That it should not have happened That this was somehow not part of the plan Had there been... Tears... In your eyes at that time No one would have known Yet... I’m sure that had happened before. Yes... I’m really quite sure. REAL Amongst scattered plagues Changing all the heroes Filter the lonesome and the needy… Letting us rebuild ourselves. Holding me against you Gripping my bloodstained hands Giving me impunity With your electrical eyes. Relentlessly regarding my soul With an inquisitive stare What started as a caress Is now a desperate cling. My heart Beating at first Is silent now, I feed on your kill The immortal price is high. My first death Took its toll on you Though You lead me to it. Now Always alone in your company My teeth in rotting flesh Living off the destruction. The earth is dying Because you wish Because I wish To live. |
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iliana Member Patricius
since 2003-12-05
Posts 13434USA |
Welcome to Passions, Lenore. Fabulous poetry. It's going to my library for further digestion. |
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McLean Member
since 2004-01-05
Posts 484state of marital bliss |
Welcome to Passions, Lenore. Your writing is lovely. Might I suggest submitting one post at a time, to encourage more responses? 'Tis a bit overwhelming to open a display of several at once. Pull up a chair and kick up your feet, I think you will like it here. McLean |
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KristieSue
since 2003-01-31
Posts 1460PA, US |
Welcome Lenore :-) Great writing and stick around! Failure isn't failure if a lesson from it is learned ~ KS |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Lenore~ Such an entrance to this circle of poets and friends ... WELCOME~ You're gonna enjoy being here ... I promise~ *Huglets*  ~*Marge*~ ~*When the heart grieves over what it has lost, |
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Mistletoe Angel
since 2000-12-17
Posts 32816Portland, Oregon |
   (smiles) Yay! This is a bunch of precious poems wrapped up in a nosegay of a precious debut, sweet friend, I'll have to read these all again later, I love it! Welcome to Passions, sweet Lenore, may you be inspired by all of us here as we will all be inspired by your lovely words! I can't wait to read more of your wonderful words, sweet friend, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Lenore, thank you for sharing!  May love and light always shine upon you! Love, Noah Eaton "You'll find something that's enough to keep you |
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Greeneyes
since 2000-09-09
Posts 9903In Your Poetic Mind |
Hi, and Welcome to Passions we are glad you have joined our circle of friends, and family…. Very powerful first post….. please check your email for a special greeting Kindly~ Greeneyes~  |
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bslicker
since 2000-12-04
Posts 2321state of mind |
Welcome to Passions !! bernie  A smile a day keeps the world in smile's. |
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Susan Caldwell Member Rara Avis
since 2002-12-27
Posts 8348Florida |
Wonderful reading! Love your style and form. And of course...welcome to Passions! "sit on top of the world and tell me how you feel...'cause what you feel is what I feel for you.." |
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Ladycat
since 1999-07-05
Posts 782At the edge and a doorway,TX |
Wow, welcome. I have to agree with the posting one at a time. That would make it easier to read all of your pieces,but I love them all the same. Welcome to Passions. Take your shoes off and enjoy the stay. Love, Ladycat Dancing is the loftiest, the most moving, the most |
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choshi Senior Member
since 2004-01-01
Posts 1184New York |
WOW!!! Powerful entry, Lenore...so many threads to pull on...welcome ~C |
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Nightshade
since 2001-08-31
Posts 13962just out of reach |
Welcome to Passions lenore! Enjoyed reading your pieces. Posting them one at a time would allow we the readers to enjoy them even more! hugs, Chris |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
WELCOME TO PASSIONS! Much enjoyed your powerful first piece. I look forward to seeing more of your work. ~Smiles & Hugs, Nancy~ In the midst of winter.. |
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