Never again?

Once bitten .........

Never again?

Once more the fragrances of her imagination

Cascaded seductively down this shivering soul

Her tentacles wrapping ‘round my impaired armour

In an effortlessly and endless alluring embrace

An abandonment of all experienced restraints

Overwhelmed the judgement of my inner being

In overpowering irresistible aphonic commands

Until mislaid consciousness fell into her dreams

Temptress gale force bidding tossed my thoughts

Like parched leaves trying to clutch a stone strewn earth

In a decrepit endeavour to halt inevitable failure

To her total triumph and my crushingly bitter defeat

Nonetheless this victory fastened by emotional chains

Will presently resign to her realms of boredom

As she becomes weary of this psyche captive toy

To again abandon as an empty sucked dry husk

I must try to rise above this manipulative cycle

And build a fortress of solid protective resolve

Hoping never to stumble on femme fatale whispering

Letting my spirit be willing and defend flesh from weakness

Phillozofee @ 2017

Reviews

[Carol Cashes]

"...Like parched leaves trying to clutch a stone strewn earth
In a decrepit endeavour to halt inevitable failure
Like parched leaves trying to clutch a stone strewn earth In a decrepit endeavour to halt inevitable failure"

Immediate and vivid imagery came to mind. Kudos for not only a beautifully constructed piece, but excellent command of the English language (thought I was smart but had to look up "aphonic".) Excellent choice.

[apennylate]

I just had the idea to use tentacles in my writing... I am pretty darn sure you did it better... Aha... This dried my husk out and left me soft in the flesh for the light to wither and break... Captivatingly penned...

[Karen John]

Just one word for this poem...intense!!!
I have to say your creativity is from a whole new dimension!

[barleygirl]

This is very intensely written with powerful imagery but I found myself more intrigued by your word usage than the storytelling. I notice you use many words that start with a vowel, many times in an alliterative way, & overall this gives a haunting sound to the reading. I also enjoy the way you choose unusual words instead of grabbing the easiest everyday words.

[KT-B]

wow I loved this haunting tale, is it about a spirit more than an actual lady? Is it a battle with a succubus? whatever it's a mesmerizing read, very clever :)

[Phill Oz O'fee]

You could say - it is the 'Spirit of Sin' ....

[KT-B]

ah I know of it...

[Annette Pisano-Higley]

The siren's song - Circe on the rocks. Sensual, elegant, approach-avoidance so well-penned. Picture worth a thousand words..."Temptress gale force bidding tossed my thoughts like parched leaves"- great metaphor, simile imagery. Build your fortress hastily my friend, I fear she's coming to get you...wonderful poem

[Abigail Latoreno]

I love the tone and passion within this poem. She seems like quite the woman. I really enjoyed reading this!