Words(In The Red)

 

Sacred are the thorns that help me

bleed words onto a blank page,

releasing the overflow from my veins.

 

Unwanted tears become the holy water

that christens my words to turn them into red wine

so I can raise a toast to the pain.

 

Sweat flows into my eyes blurring my vision enough

to make the words look like a sea of red,

that carry my lost emotions to a sea of tranquility

where they can rest at the bottom

like sunken treasures.

Reviews

[Will Neill]

Quite intense Cowboy, good use of words.
Will

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

Thank you.

[SyberRose]

I like Ritas answer...dance with the skeletons Dale...a nicely written piece indeed...enjoyed this
nicely crafted poem...Rose

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

Thank you so much lovely Rose.

[SyberRose]

You are welcome:)

[Rita L. Sev]

It is indeed sacred to pour our emotions onto a page; I live the idea of "toasting to the pain". Sort of like dancing with the skeletons in one's closet - we cannot avoid these realities, so we need to embrace them for the wisdom they may impart. Great piece!

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

Thank you very much... dancing with the skeletons, I like that.

[Renée]

with thorns being sacred, lost emotions being treasure and the ritual feeling of this piece..seems it is a cherished pain worth repeated suffering ... I can really relate to this piece... as I am sure all who read it will

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

Thank you very much... even the heartaches help shape who we are and if we accept them we can grow spiritually, and emotionally from them.

[Renée]

nodding in agreement.. ( ;

[jacob erin-cilberto]

like the expressive religious allusions that drive the point home in this poem

i wish i could let my emotions rest at the bottom of the sea of tranquility...and never dig them up again.

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

Thank you... I never said I would not dig them up again... but sometimes I hope I won't.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

sometimes when i dig them up, i feel like igor robbing graves.

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

LMAO, that is a good one.