this burning
imagining you is the myriad landscape
of lust beside or inside your rage
inside your forest-fired
grip of skin and words
your kiss the softened calm
to whet what isn't consumed
by my suffocated grasp of
us.
Verdun, 1917 by Felix Vallotton shared by Tess Kincaid.
Poem © 2012 R. Burnett Baker
Hot and raw and wonderful...
ReplyDeleteInteresting take...sensual in destruction
ReplyDeletewow- very intense.
ReplyDeletePowerful... wonderfully penned.
ReplyDeleteI know exactly what you mean.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this
ReplyDeleteWander
A fresh, different, and beautifully-expressed take on the prompt.
ReplyDeleteExplosive..a relationship that will never be boring!
ReplyDeleteI like this kind of lusty life and love. Who needs straightforward!?
ReplyDeleteYou took this in a very cool direction.
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Yup, the stuff that dreams are made of!
ReplyDeleteOh strong powerful lusty stuff!
ReplyDeleteAnna :o]
Your words burn the page Rick!!
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