the lodger

the lodger

 

 

 

terrified corner

a Ripper's dream

incisions of the heart

 

love cut at the throat of logic

emotions shouldn't walk the dark streets

when cloaked villains are waiting

 

to subdue naivety

and leave a trail of bloodless prints

perhaps imagination, of how she once felt

 

before her organ of memory

was removed by his deft reserve.

 

 

 

erin-cilberto

9/26/15

Reviews

[rubie]

vulnerability is our worst enemy. it can stalk us, and when we are vulnerable, we are defenseless.

excellent write.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, rubie.

j.

[Renée]

Eek! Seems love and murder have gotten wires crossed. Definitely speaks of the brutal side of....Love?
Chilling write.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your words, Renee.

j.

[Renée]

Oh there was more than words..there is thought, fingers, and eyes with lots of nerve endings mixed in My Pleasure ( :

[gabrielle]

The mention of jack the ripper made the piece even more gruesome. But in its entirety, the poem reminded me of Casanova. I enjoyed reading this, jacob.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

wow what a mix...Casanova and Jack...that is a recipe for? mmmm
thank you, gabrielle....
read morewow what a mix...Casanova and Jack...that is a recipe for? mmmm
thank you, gabrielle....

j.

[Miss Sharon]

A tad macabre I felt yet so totally mesmerizing one keeps reading through clenched teeth. I loved it! ~Sharon

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, Sharon....:)

[Alfred Kukitz]

Scary and mysterious I could smell the clang of dark streets, moist, hissing bricks kissing the night.

Regards,
Al

[jacob erin-cilberto]

your reply is quite poetic, thank you, Al...
"hissing bricks kissing the night" great line for a poem.

[Alfred Kukitz]

It's the influence you have on me.

[B]

Jack the Ripper was by far the most vicious man
just horrific
yet something about the story makes one think

Was he doing it out of revenge or is this the way he saw love

Love this write
J
But i am scared lol

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your sharing, Nisreen...

good question!

[Einstein Noodle]

oh my goodness ..macabre and heart chilling sir!! would that i had such language to warn my daughters when they were younger .. oh i would have read this one to them many times over!! ..thankfully they have survived into adulthood and enriching relationships .. and under the protection of fine young men :) what a powerful poem jacob ..well done! (once again;)
E.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for sharing that about your daughters, and for your kind review--

j.

[andrew mitchell]

Certainly a Jack the Ripper theme permeates this poem's atmosphere!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, Andrew.
j.

[~]

It has a Hitchcock feel to it..definitely something that resonates with that aftermath of logic being removed, and emotions left to raise havoc.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your words, moonskittles.

j.

[...]

"love cut at the throat of logic" Yeah, wish I had thought of it. Find myself often thinking that when I read your work. Love this, Jacob.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

you are so kind, lynn.
j.