Temptress

Of the sort of women who are dangerous, who love you as easily as they consume you.

you are sweet seduction
lipsticked lips, gentle fingers
the type of woman men lust for
i crave your touch, your scent
long for your hunger, possession

you are cursed temptation
nails as sharp as you are dangerous
the type of woman i should not love
heart steeled, locked behind iron bars
of another man's desire and icy grasp

you are kind captivity
made of loving words, sweet kisses
the type of woman to capture hearts
your hands in my hair are gentle
the grip on my soul you have is not

take my heart;
i'm already yours

Author's Note

Formatting is a stylistic choice - lack of capitalisation and minimal punctuation is deliberate.

Reviews

[David O Whalen (O Haol..]

I am normally a rhyme centered poet, but I do like and admire well written free verse. I'm not especially good at any form of poetry, but free verse is something I just can't seem to do at all. (tho' I keep trying off and on. My experience is that women seem to have the handle on this genre and you affirm that. Great write Brenda!

[Brenda Woods]

Thank you, David - I'm glad you enjoyed it! (And I must admit I'm pretty shocking at rhyming, haha)

[Kristan A. Mohammed]

A wonderful piece. I love the sway in which the piece flows.
Temptation truly is something that is impossible to overcome.
Thanks for sharing.

[Brenda Woods]

Thank you

[KeeD]

I like a lady who has the ability to scare me and love me at the same time, always keeping me on my toes. It never gets boring that way, it's always an adventure with some sort of crazy romance.

[Brenda Woods]

Just make sure you don't end up with someone too scary! :P

[KeeD]

Haha Challenge Accepted, wait no.. shi...

[Valkyrie Warrior]

This is good. I don't mean to be rude but are you writing from a mans perceptive? Not judging if you aren't :)

[Brenda Woods]

Ahahah, yes, yes I am. Whilst I'm not against the idea of dating a girl, I'm not one to go for the dangerous type of people :P

[Valkyrie Warrior]

Ah I see :) Just wanted to know.