his fingers, her heart

his fingers, her heart

 

 

six-string guitar

pickin' punctuation

for effect,

the lines are drawn on her neck

his hands play music

a harsh tune,

her eyes scream

he throws her a scarf

but then wraps his words around her throat

 

she suffocates in his crazy arms

feels the needle on her skin

wicked dreams follow

 

he wakes her with a scratch

of his empathy

 

they warp into the sunset

groovin' on a sixties mattress of melancholy

 

a song made for each other.

 

 

erin-cilberto

8/20/16

Reviews

[Carolynn]

I can't imagine the crazy things that were done in the 60's but you certainly allow the imagination to run wild with this one Jacob :)

[jacob erin-cilberto]

it was much different then than now...not all good, but interesting.

thank you, Carolynn...

j.

[David Scott]

Did you say you were a child of the sixties? Seems the song plays on...
Well done Jacob.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

yes, that's my era...thank you, David...was born in '50....

[Lyn Anderson]

Sometimes love hurts, and sometimes it feels good. Sometimes, there's a little of both, and it makes a perfect groove in your heart. Did I say, great poem?

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, KL...

j.

[Kelly Scheppers]

You are the most prolific writer I know, and are truly admired by many...I hope you know that!

Welcome back, Jacob. It wasn't the same without you!


One of many,
Kelly

[jacob erin-cilberto]

you are very kind, Kelly...thank you.

j.

[RomaJ]

I see a guy and his guitar here. Strumming his stress away. It's always best to take it out
on an instrument, than on a person or significant other. Music has a way of shifting one's mood. Especially after a "fight" ... Creating beautiful music together...later on that night..haha

Unless, it's about, playing with one's emotions..."strumming my pain with his fingers" ...I like that song too.

"groovin' on a sixties mattress of melancholy" I love that line. It makes me want to put flowers in my hair...go back in time, to the summer of love. Excellent write j.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, Roma,

j.

[Papaya]

I love this. The way a man fingers those strings can make woman sing the lyrics he's looking for.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, Ana.

j.

[Gypsy Warrior Queen]

Seduction, betrayal, seduction...crimes of emotional and empathic nature that leave us strung out for decades. I am always so strapped to the lap of passion!excellant!!!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, Queenie...

j.

[Michael Oliver]

He wakes her with a scratch
of his empathy

wish I had thought of that line says it all
Thanks Joseph

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, Michael,

jacob

[Bright Ocean Star]

Jacob, you surprised me. For a second there, I thought this one was going to get very dark, indeed. I'm very glad you changed the tune to some mattress dancing. Appropriate for the musical imagery. Very nice writing, as always. :)

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, Anne,

j.

[W.k.kortas]

A musing on pickin' the heart strings which would make any Nashville cat a bit jealous.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, W.k.


j.