~Red Herring~

“Hungry?” You ask

“Starving” I reply

So famished in fact

I’ll devour every lie

Garnished just so

Seasoned to my taste

Red Herring served cold

Sits beautifully on my plate

A dish you prepare

Every

Single

Night

And me, so hungry

I eat every bite.

Author's Note

Image used is a self-portrait. All rights reserved. Do not use without permission.

Reviews

[Brad Dehler]

Your self portrait is beautiful. The poem- very intriguing; unexpected and painfully true. Very nice

[Einstein Noodle]

wow! your poem hits above and below the belt ..sheesh ... such a destructive, seductive pair ... well done says i! really appreciate the punctuation of Ever, Single, Night ...powerful! followed by the admission ..in weakness ... "I eat every bite" ...... of that cold red herring .... gulp! ;) good stuff Dye ... love your avatar and self portrait too ...gonna read some more of your stuff :)
E.

[larryb]

Well look what the Cat Dragged in lol, seems like a long time we posted anything, hope life is being good to you Missy :)

[Rob Santana]

I'll snag your f*****g image and use that s**t....f**k all rights reserved.....

[:o]

someone's mad :(

[Rob Santana]

hahahaha, the f**k? Wasn't expecting you to even read this, hahaha. I just opened my account here after some time. Not angry, just f****n with you is all.

[Dye]

Dude! This made me laugh so much! I don't even want to know what you'd use my image for. Hahaha Where the f**k have you been?

[Rob Santana]

Been ghost.....Got tired of IG.

[Tom]

Can be difficult to see the wood for the trees such is passions' pleasure?

Wonderful metaphor Dhaye, so refreshing to see you've put pen to paper once more and been inspired!!

[Dye]

Thank you so much. Was nice to write something again.

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

When we have gone so lone without feeling love we sometimes fall for someone for the wrong reason.
Excellent poem.
So nice to see something new from you. It has been a long time.

[Dye]

Thank you! It's been a while since inspiration hit. Hopefully it doesn't take as long for the next one. :)

[Jibey]

I love the portrait... The image of the red herring in the poem tells me that here is a woman in need being fobbed off by someone who is evasive and tricky. Well structured writing... hits home effectively.

[Dye]

Thank you so much! :)

[Coyote Poetry]

Self-portrait is beautiful and words are tempting and wonderful.
"And me, so hungry
I eat every bite."
Some temptations too tasty not to eat every bite. Thank you Dye for sharing the amazing poetry.
Coyote

[Dye]

Thank you, Coyote! I appreciate the visit. :)

[Coyote Poetry]

You are welcome dear poet.