Love

 

Love that eats the fire

that burns the world, where

everything’s upside down

and halfway to Crazy--

only sanity, for the weak. 

 

Love that dances through water

and smoke, and soul-peeled smiles; the tragedy

that is, in the simplest terms, bliss—

until it unravels in a drowned heap

in a dry desert.

 

Love that breaks the air

into glittering dust, sweeping away

reason and logic, like a premeditated

murder only few could get away with—

even then, the evidence is stunning.

 

Love that sinks into the earth,

longing for a small space of calm,

weary and wary, wretched, and a bit more wicked

than most—

 

Love, that never stays still or satisfied for long,

Love, that never conforms to anything but itself:

it’s dangerous, and gorgeous, and unforgiving—

a beginning that ends

in the middle of nothing, re-imaginging the risks,

only to flaunt them, one part parasite

and another part willing host.

Reviews

[wolfsshadow25]

this was just wonderful i love it wow

[bob, small b. aka invs]

'love that breaks the air into glittering dust'
'love that sinks into the earth
longing for a small space of calm'

these are wonderful, amazing images. very cool. i'll come back for more as you add to your page.

[Aristophanes]

I like it!!!!!!!!! keep it up!!!!!!!!

[17thWhitePrince]

WoW ... very very true in so many ways !!!
I liked how the poem was formulated ...
A really well written piece indeed !!!
Quite wonderful !!!