Bloody Dam

 

Fire in the hole

translates to too much blood

in the nose

that a Kleenex is too soft to handle.

A paper dam will only hold

a raging river for a microsecond.

The hounds of hell are blood thisty

and the trail you are leaving

is surely wetting their appetite

that will leave you as pale as the moon

they faithfully howl at.

That lunar smile will shine

upon your headstone

mocking your epitaph,

“I burned too many bridges

       without learning to walk on water.”

Reviews

[Sorry Infamous]

Ouch! I wouldn't want to be the muse for this!
"Fire in the hole
translates to too much blood
in the nose
that a Kleenex is too soft to handle"
this made me think of someone sniffing to many drugs, being plagued by the demons of addiction and burning the bridges of loved ones until the day their addiction kills them. I could of course be wrong but that is what came to mind when I read this. Thanks for sharing.

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

Ahhhh someone caught on to what I was referring too... nicely done. Thank you.

[Dean Kuch®]

You make several great points in this emotionally charged poem, Dale, not the least of which is to always keep your options open. And those bloodhound, constantly sniffin', always nippin' at you heels. You'd better have a bridge or two left standin' to cross over, so you can make your escape, should you need to!

Great work...

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

Thank you kindly sir.

[icelandicblue]

Great poem- eerie and dark. I especially liked these lines:

“I burned too many bridges

without learning to walk on water.”

There is a saying, build a boat before you burn a bridge.

If I might make one tiny comment, I think the correct spelling is to whet their appetite or whetting their appetite. ; 0

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

Thank you very much, glad you liked it... I will look into that.

[Holly Mason]

for some reason my mind wants to go- I ran my mouth too much...for this act is the match, that starts the fire, that burns down bridges*)...
interesting take on life and really enjoyable to read
so many great loves and friendships lost...and no paper could contain this bleed
thank you fine rock and roll sir

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

I think your mind is on the right track, thank you for reading and responding.

[SyberRose]

Burning bridges do come back to haunt you sometimes...nice message Dale...Rose:)

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

Thank you beautiful Rose

[SyberRose]

You are welcome Dale:)

[jacob erin-cilberto]

nice metaphor using the blood nose to describe how we burn bridges..lose too much blood of relationships and leave them pale and squandered...

nicely done, Dale.

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

Thank you very much sir.