I am not to everyone’s taste,
the crisp cadence
of soul drumming between howls of midnight
and edge of tomorrow
is a dose, is a religion poetic that will soak you
to the bone.
However fleeting, my favorite parts
of the day are the ones he has touched,
the pale translucent skin
of his throat is as frosted window,
is as blossoms and bay of fires in which my pen
wishes to descend into—
and I should,
for he deserves this state,
toss me the moon,
along blush suffused skin write unwavering presence
I imagine the clouds are jealous,
of desire
we bring into the open;
tell me, are my poems more palpable when examined
in detail?
And sometimes sleep feels like it’s unnecessary,
feels like winter when all I yearn
for is the summer of your lips,
slender and unassuming,
I do not make apologies for dark desire
to own you completely,
come taste emotions sweet, succulent and savory
follow me where the most
basic of appetites are revealed—
like endless fields that strawberries yield,
nothing is hidden,
love, not everyone understands the courage
it takes
to admit you are drowning in its waters—
both tempestuous and calming,
even your name is beautiful in my mouth; I have
but long drowned.
Photo credits: Still Life with Cheese and Grapes, Pexels.
Posted for Open Link LIVE – January Edition @dVerse Poets Pub
So seductive, Sanaa – and those final lines are exquisite! ❤️
Thank you so much, Ingrid 😀 so glad you liked it 💄❤️
Agreed, and definitely about the final two lines.
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“However fleeting, my favorite parts
of the day are the ones he has touched” —
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Also, I agree with Ingrid.
Thank you so much, Jenna 😀 so good to see you 💄❤️
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To describe love as the process of drowning is so powerful, and it was great to hear you read it.
Thank you so much, Bjorn 😀 so glad the poem resonated with you 💄❤️
As Lillian says, you are “the queen of romance.” Beautiful, and I always enjoy hearing how your poems sound when you read them.
“even your name is beautiful in my mouth” Sigh.
Thank you so much, Merril 😀 so glad you enjoyed it 💄❤️
Agree, beautifully read …those last few lines…yes…but you built up to them too”‘Toss me the moon,’ stunning…
Thank you so much, Ain 😀 so wonderful to have you with us at LIVE session 💄❤️
You’re the Hottie SR. H.O.T. Lovely lovework. Nobody does this like you. Thanks.
Thank you so much, Ron 😀 so glad you liked it 💄❤️
Love at its most intense. Drowning is exactly the feeling.
Thank you so much, Kerfe 😀 so glad the poem resonated with you 💄❤️
I love the way persons and objects converge and the sensuality of the seasons come into play.
Thank you so much, Colleen 😀 so good to see you 💄❤️
Oh sooooo romantic! I LOVED the ending of it most especially, which is why I asked you to read that part again. BEAUTIFUL! LOVE should always be this beautiful!!!
Thank you so much, my dearest Lillian 😀 so glad you enjoyed it 💄❤️
Loved the whole poem, I found this description so original, “the pale translucent skin of his throat is as frosted window,” then you delve into the blossoms and bay of fires!! Love the contrast which is so human in us all! 💓
Thank you so much, Tricia 😀 so glad you liked it 💄❤️
“And sometimes sleep feels like it’s unnecessary,
feels like winter when all I yearn
for is the summer of your lips,”
a very sensual poem, telling without telling, very well done!
Thank you so much, Philip 😀 so glad the poem resonated with you 💄❤️
“even your name is beautiful in my mouth; I have
but long drowned.”
Sanaa, there is something about your poetry…”ik aag ka dariya hai aur doob ke jaana hai” ❤️❤️
Thank you so much, Punam 😀 so glad you enjoyed it 💄❤️
“sometimes sleep feels like winter when all I yearn for is the summer of your lips”
Whew! Is it hot in here?
Thank you so much, Alexandra 😀 so glad you liked it 💄❤️
Eros is a mighty daimon as Diotima told Socrates, and poetry is the art of eros pure and limitless.
imagine the clouds are jealous,
of desire
we bring into the open;
tell me, are my poems more palpable when examined
in detail?
Like dirty things whispered into a languid ear.
Thank you so much, Brendan 😀 so glad the poem resonated with you 💄❤️
I love your passion and energy fire by the fuel of desire! Your poems are so beautifully written. Enjoy the drowning in love’s sea and the little death that follows!
Thank you so much, Dwight 😀 so glad you liked it 💄❤️
(I most certainly will) 🙂