Being Hooked

Being Hooked

 

 

lighter flicked

to see in the darkness
 

to unhook the strap

frolicking in the back of the confessional

 

need to find a back seat to confess my sins

or get more fluid for the bic

so i can do the trick

 

she is praying while i fumble

maybe what she will mumble

will send us straight to heaven

 

although in a few minutes we may already be there

a window is open somewhere

and i am drafted

back into my drunken stupor

looking over my shoulder

wondering where she went

 

but then,

confessionals have cushioned kneelers

not "My Pillows"

and fingers don't maneuver so well in dreams

only imagination does.

 

 

 

erin-cilberto

7/1/19 

Reviews

[Chris Shaw]

The title Being Hooked means you can't let go of something. Years later these images still penetrate your dreams. You can't escape that feeling of guilt you had when you were young. No confessional now, only the pillow which doesn't soften those thoughts. My interpretation as I see it Jacob. The religion thingy is hard to let go of when it's been hammered in.


Chris

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i really like your insights...and yes, long after the younger days...we are so used to that Catholic guilt thing...it stays with us.
j.

[Lydia Shutter]

Smiling here.....when guys tried to unhook bras in the backseats of cars....those were the days, my friend. What happened on Saturday nights was often confessed by the pious on Sunday morning. Didn't stop them from doing it again the following Saturday though! :) It's all so real in our dreams....as if we are there again. I liked this one. Lydi**

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your words, and sharing a smile...
j.

[gram linski]

Hooked on lust, gone, and the great catholic shame of having the sex having thing, the guilt destroys the fun, hooked on your writing, j. back seat confessionals are the damnedness of them all

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your very kind review, gram,
j.

[poetgurl]

but then,
confessionals have cushioned kneelers
not "My Pillows"
and fingers don't maneuver so well in dreams
only imagination does.

quite depth in these words here, someone who has bad dreams experience these emotions. I really enjoyed this write and this set of words a lot.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you Kimmie...appreciate your words,
j.

[Kay Salisu Titilola]

That's true.
Your words are creatively organized, Jacob. This is really great.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, Kay,
j.

[Weeping willow]

Wonderfully expressed Poem ;-]

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, Weeping,
j.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Such a confessional piece with guilt and the feeling of responsibility for feeling aroused by female wiles writ large in allegory!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thanks for your words, John,
j.