revival

revival

 

on starless nights,

unfulfilled,

I scream fire,

dance the wild tempest,

spit jumping jack lyrics

into icy dead air.

 

paint your battle sneer

with my nightmares,

sharpen your devil-tongue

against my quivering fear,

pound your gunshot rhythms

into my sleepy  guts.

 

wake the beast cadaver

who sleeps inside of me.

 

brace,

it’s more of an explosion than a kiss.

truth flies like shrapnel.

ache drips like bile.

 

but, once the rabid frenzy fades,

as we lie like bombing victims

in our own unashamed gore,

when hot breath gushes madly,

it’s simple to understand

why pain is not always

an evil.

Reviews

[Bertie]

A fantastic poem...I feel as though I have been shaken around by my ankles...I had to re read it a few more times before I could properly get my head round it and think about it not just emotively but objectively.. Sex and violence of course as so closely linked, the line is very blurry and you have really captured that atavistic, rawness of human beings...It makes me think about the nature of relationships between two different bodies, our own relationship to our own bodies but also the relationship between humans and nature. A wonderful poem that I thoroughly enjoyed, well done x

[eatmills]

Love the crescendo that builds then swoops down onto a flat line with a thought provoking statement as pain is usually associated with something bad (evil).

Nice piece.

[Nobody.]

thanks man.
cheers!

[KAREN]

Thought provoking!
paint your battle sneer with my nightmares(Asesome line!)
it's simple to understand why pain is not always an evil.(Great ending!)

[eglantine]

"paint your battle sneer / with my nightmares," favorite part. I'd replace "into the darkness" in the first stanza with a simple "and" the actual screaming of fire is awesome and since you already said that it's night, we know it's dark

[Nobody.]

thanks! I agree with your assessment. in fact, the entire thing needed a bit of a haircut. Cheers!

[koty bell]

very you very descriptive and like always amazing

[Nobody.]

thanks Koty! long time no chat! hope you're well. I'll be by to return the favor as soon as I can. :)

[koty bell]

no prob man:)