Wrecking Ball

...a love triangle

Wrecking Ball

 

 

 

you had to know

if she was for real

 

it wasn’t enough

that she walked away,

that she broke your heart

with all the subtlety

of a wrecking ball

 

i didn’t mind

picking up the pieces

of you drowning in Kashmir

and a fifth of whiskey

no, i didn’t mind

making love to you

in her California king

till you were comfortably numb

from the pain

 

but i insanely hope

she snares a strand of copper hair

and the scent of me

in the high thread count

of sheets.

 

 

 

Author's Note

For those of you not musically inclined, "kashmir" is a song by Led Zeppelin.

Reviews

[Crowley]

Love that song, and I love those last lines...it always seems so heady and exciting until the curtain comes down and life's cogs and wheels start turning again. Why is it that this is where we see romance a lot of the times. Is it because of the excitement, or the danger? I guess it would be. The tipping point is sweeter than honey but at the bottom of the glass are the coffee grounds. I love the feel and the thought of this. Amazing.

[Ghost]

What a way to bring back someone from the pain of being hurt and to do it in the bed where she slept with him wow is all I can say... Very interesting piece that pulled me in thanks for sharing Kelly..

[Kelly Scheppers]

Thank you, Earl. Good to see you again!

[Ghost]

I have illness in family so I been busy. Thank you for the welcome...

[Kelly Scheppers]

I noticed you had been gone for a while. I can pray for you, and wish you well.

[Ken Simm.]

I love the musical references in this. Well composed Kelly.

[Kelly Scheppers]

I love infusing song lyrics into poetry. Glad you enjoyed it, Ken. Thanks so much!

[Annette Pisano-Higley]

Ahhh Kelly, you paint a very familiar scene. Kashmir and a California King platform bed- yes, Beautifully, honestly, painfully written. You’re too young to know the song “Cleanup Woman” by Betty Wright in the 70s, but it’s a bluesy cousin to your poem’s train of thought. We do it, we cry, and we do it again. Last verse slays. I feel it.

[Kelly Scheppers]

Your words are golden to me, Annette. Thank you so much!

[Ruth]

Wow...perfection as always, this has bite but so cleverly woven, I run out of words that can do justice to your writing Kelly...superb! x

[Kelly Scheppers]

I have missed you, girl...thank you so much!

[Dave]

Good for you Kelly! Give her what she deserves!
You wrote a very powerful piece and i enjoyed it.

[Kelly Scheppers]

You are such a sweetheart...thank you, Dave!

[Lydia Shutter]

Oh yea....I know that song, and I love the thought process here. Get the b***h back! :) Lydi**

[Kelly Scheppers]

You're home! ...good to have you back, Lydi! Thank you.

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ending is amazing and seductiveness in this poem is incredible

[Kelly Scheppers]

...thank you, Lamour! Good to see a new face!

[Dara]

Love this passionate, provocative side to you dear Kelly. A write that sends a message to those would be femme fatale types not to underestimate the power behind a real woman. I especially enjoyed the last paragraph. Made me want to cheer! :-)

[Kelly Scheppers]

I enjoy writing sensual poems, but I often hesitate at posting them, for fear I will lose certain readers. I've been here ten years this year, and the following I've gained - the friendships I've made, both mean the world to me. Thank you, Dara, for saying what you did - and the way you said it! ...and many thanks for your support and kindness!

[Dara]

I understand what you are saying. The friendships here are amazing but I know I would love anything you write. You have a certain style and grace in your writing that would soften the edges so to speak. Been one of your biggest fans since Starlite days. So happy to have found you here as well. :-)

[Richard🖌]

MMmmm, Kelly!
Purely ecstatic, sensual retribution in return for wrecking the heart of one you so obviously cherish on a deeply enthralling level … and, what a lusty beating those sheets took to the throbbing beats of Kashmir -- oh-MY!
"a strand of copper hair
and the scent of me" -- I hope she snares them, too … will serve her right. ; )
Brilliant imagery throughout, dear poetess, rendered with the creatively original bent in a warm honey flow only You can turn words into.

Still reverberating throughout my senses,
another virtual masterpiece from a master poetess' pen … loving it, Kelly ⁓ Richard

[Kelly Scheppers]

I have a tendency to put little snippets of myself into my poetry every once in a while. The copper hair and the revelation of the high thread count of sheets, are both me. I love that you are here, Richard...thank you so much!

[Richard🖌]

I wouldn't miss it for the world*