Aspects of love

intense desire described in vivid and sometimes disturbing imagery

Starving

A luscious green and fertile field

I need you to glut my night

I need you to make me yield

Silken, stern, sate my appetite

That by your wound I may be healed

Yearning

Golden spangles raining down

I strain to taste your sweet caress

I strain to pour in you and drown

Enthralled, enrapture, you may posses

My soul, with naked flesh worn as a gown

Dreaming

Silver, black, across the moon

I see you in my eyes asleep

I see you in my eyes and swoon

Slender, sharp, stings sticking deep

Dreams haunt my waking life at noon

Burning

Dusky smoke shot through with blood

I feel my heart consumed by flame

I feel my heart consumed by flood

Silent, silk whispers of your name

Searing my soul till ashes remain

Crying

Crystal tears pour from my eyes

I weep until my sight is blind

I weep till broken pillars rise

Glorious, glamor, groping to find

Mourning for all my maiden lies

Bleeding

A ruby fountain gushing gore

I take the dagger in my heart

I take the dagger in my core

Fragile flesh threads ripped apart

Spitting blood upon the floor

Sighing

Faint pink flushing like the dawn

I swoon for you like wilted grass

I swoon for you when you are gone

Shivering, silent, shard of glass

Filled with an ache that will not pass

Needing

Purple empty vaults of space

I beg for you to touch my skin

I beg for you to give me grace

Blushing, bursting, delicious sin

I weep to look upon your face

Dying

Eternal black, an inky stain

I choke upon my panting breath

I choke upon exquisite pain

Pleasurable, perfect, my little death

Forever bound up in your chain

Reviews

[maria ( rose)]

wow ! Moving. Expressed well with all the right elements described about Love
-maria

[Scrap]

Wow! I am speechless. Describes my recent journey.

[Edith G.]

"I swoon for you like wilted grass", wow! Your use of imagery is beautiful, this flows so well and gives off such a strong emotion. Really vibed with me. Great piece! Now I want to go through all your writing, haha. :)

[Caleb Andrew]

"That by your wound I may be healed"

Beautiful!

[Stephen T]

well done... powerful....

enjoyed the read

[J3ssInJupit3r]

First of all, I love the way you rhymed it had a really nice flow to it that didn't end. I also really liked how you started out each stanza with a single word. It described the rest of the stanza, I really enjoyed that. I also was captivated by the incredible emotion that was behind your words. You showed each and every aspect of love and how it isn't always happy, sunshine, rainbows. Love is hard. Love can be cruel. And you showed the trueness of this. I really enjoyed this poem, and your sensory detail was right on par. Amazing job. Thank you for sharing.

[Ovi-Odiete]

This is extremely PHENOMENAL...

Each Third and fourth lines followed a strategic style....

You are an amazing writer, now I see why this poem comes FIRST PLACE IN MY CONTEST. EMERGENCY POETRY. 1.

[wolfshrew]

You're strong with words, so well written.

[Alison Gross]

Thank you so much

[Caleb Carpe Diem R]

Vivid indeed! Such passion and feeling behind your every word. I can connect and feel your souls expression and desire for another. True use of pathos! I love your poem. :-)