(liar)

"if you tell the truth you don't have to remember anything" Mark Twain

 

all 

I wanted 

was to see your bones

your bone-saw tongue

slit my fancy lie

spliced our simple souls

crushed our safe separation

 

metal <<on>> metal

f r i c t i o n

 

remember?

 

in that sinful salvation

we were resurrected

 zombie cherubs aflame

phantom limbs creaking

in the thoughtless breeze

 

remember?

 

fire faces!

kerosene tongues!

burned my temple down

turned my apple black

twisted my mystery

until my tears

had wild wings

wings had hungry holes

my holes had holy you

to embrace

 inflame

unfix

 

in that spontaneous grave

we were almost nothing

we were children again

for a blessed thought

for a mischievous taste

 

remember?

 

.o.

you don’t?

(liar)

Reviews

[Emily B]

i rsemble that remark, i imagine nearly every body does at some point

enjoyed much

[eatmills]

Bravo! Wish I could hear you speak this one, just to hear your intent of emotions so powerful.

[K.C. Zbryk]

The passion in this piece is overwhelming, the energy flowing from each line. I love the ending on this. You can almost hear the start of an argument. Brillaint poetry.

[patricia]

dark twisted and bizaare I liked this it was different. thanks.

[Ken Simm.]

Venom and vitriol excellently written.

[Victoria PoetryBunny]

First off I like the quote you used in the beginning quotations before the poem. Nice ending, with the parenthesis. I like these parts:
"kerosene tongues!"

"turned my apple black"

"until my tears
had wild wings"

[Libby]

Everything about this poem is amazing. The word flow is brilliant. The word choice is genius. I haven't read anything this good for a while. Thank you for sharing.

[eglantine]

"metal metal" makes me viualize welding of metal to metal as well as the actual words. nice .

[Ruth]

Oh hon...you know, this is a favourite :)
You never fail to impress me :) Such a short, sharp blast and man, it is felt!
xox

[MOON]

Poignant beautiful write, great word choice kerosene tongues such vivid imagery.