Philandering flea..

not for the faint of heart 😉

A flea, a flea, came between you and me

a pesky, philandering flea,
jumped onto, into our marital bed 

stole your maidenhead,
slung there between two lofty peaks 

quaffed left, quaffed right
as I lay prostrate, ignored

a John Doe corpse, stiff, dead

I decree, dam flea, sucked thy blood 

through protracted proboscis, filigree,
its inoculated, analgesic injection

sole cause of my rejection,
oh dearest lady of heavenly form

castigate me not, for that ink blot,
no substitute for human copulation!

What is this flea, compared to me

why interject with a parasitic insect,

physically, I'm tall, chisel jawed,

it's miniscule, bereft of shoulders broad

save for pseudo, phallic phenomenon.. 

"Oh flea, oh flea, why debase, humiliate me?
My honour lost, I bow to thee, your charm, 

charisma, powers of persuasion, I'm surely undone!" 

The Flea by John Donne - Poetry Reading - YouTube

Author's Note

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46467/the-flea

Reviews

[Fabian G. Franklin]

Hahahaha! I'm so glad I read this! Nice little parody of Donne . And the Mistress of the Night...well... What's not to love about Elvira? If Edgar Allen Poe could have met Cassandra Peterson he might have come to a better end. ;) Donne wrote a lot of poetry about sexual relationships to have been the Dean of St. Paul's Cathedral. He had a most interesting life.

[Tom]

Yes indeed he did, thank you for your visit and factual review!!

[Sami Khalil]

This was humorous, sexy and logical all wrapped up in one. Your mind is bringing all these things together in a brilliant way. So many good lines to quote. I like the archaic language too.
Talented indeed.

[Tom]

Excellent, succinct, spot on reading, just what I was aiming for, many thanks diligent poet friend Sami !!🌞

[Sami Khalil]

Wow! Good to know. You are welcome sir Tom

[Lydia Shutter]

Brilliant poetry! John Donne would be proud of your version! I found some tongue in cheek humor between the lines of this one. Some erotic/passionate avenues, but everything was shaded in elegance. Tom, this one is a winner!! Lydi**

[Tom]

Thanks poet friend Lydia, yes, that's sure one flirtatious flea, he, he 🤯

[AYVID]

The flea has become such a symbol of unity here!

I am absolutely not faint hearted dear Tom and I enjoyed this poem!
I read the original poem on Google from the link you provided and I loved your treatment of the subject.
Indeed, though the man's logic is a bit twisted, it's still quite amusing and lends itself to loads of humor and mischief and your poem has so much to offer.

Thank you for another awesome post!

[Tom]

Many thanks Divya, yes, pleased you got the humour here or to use my native vernacular lingo; ' it's just a bitta craic! 😆😆😆

[AYVID]

It was very different and great to read. You are welcome Tom. 😊