Fed upon your metaphors...

Fed upon your metaphors

        like a zombie's lust for blood

 howl'd at the moon in your

            verbose verbiage's alliteration

 piece by piece, like Frankenstein's 

              monster you conjur'd me whole

  sucked out the guts and laid me

         flat in ghostly passages twisted cravings

  dwelling 'tween light and darkness

         assimilated in your inky draft

   

dancing amuck within your tangled webs

       just the other side of nightmare's exposure 

drinking in the sea of your heaving tidal steamers

           punch drunk in phantasmal's obsession

high voltage 

flipped me over like an abstract

               Dali painting's w***e

  I come away ghastly satiated, 

              macabre though it may seem

  thrills and spills in every tempting morsel

            of affecting poetry's sinful appetite

Author's Note

Artwork~ Salvador Dali

Reviews

[icelandicblue]

Wow I couldn't help think about how someone somewhere reads the future using chicken guts. We fall into metaphors so easily we poets forgetting there is a literal meaning to just about everything. And so the trap is set...will we see it before it is too late because I'm a metaphorical girl living in a literal world.

[Frieda P]

Weird thought Anne...chicken guts, there must be a poem in there somewhere, thanks so much Madonna. ;-)

[jacob erin-cilberto]

ha ha, okay Madonna!

i could hear the end of the song being "metaphorical" repeated over and over rather than 'material"

[Frieda P]

Jacob I think you have metaphorical radar haha

[Kristina Moulaison]

I kinda love this review.

[Bright Ocean Star]

Frieda, this is wonderful! "sucked out the guts laid me out flat in ghostly passages twisted cravings". "punch drunk in phantasmal's obsession/high voltage flipped me over like an abstract Dali painting's w***e"
you are amazing. The imagery is so powerful; it punches you in the stomach. thank you for sharing this one. I love Salvadore Dali paintings, and this poem invokes one in my mind.....awesome.

[Frieda P]

Hope it didn't hurt too muchly, thanks so much Anne....!

[Coyote Poetry]

Amazing poetry and song. I will add both to my favorites. Your words were alive and strong create good visions and wild thoughts. You make the language come alive my friend. Thank you for sharing the outstanding poetry.
Coyote

[Frieda P]

Thanks so much Coyote, appreciate your kind words.

[redflutterby]

Cold chills abound in this one... a mix of horror and dark lust. Sounds like my kind of night...ive always found the macabre quite interesting. Lol... love this one and its going in my favorites. Now how about a scary movie and some popcorn. I'll bring the drinks... xo

[Frieda P]

Ha you would Red, sounds like a plan, margaritas sound good. ;-) xo

[Traci]

Splendid words, my friend. Unique...and another favorite for my library.

[Frieda P]

Thanks so much Traci, glad you enjoyed this one my friend, hope I didn't scare you. ;-)

[Traci]

My pleasure.....I don't scare that easily, lol.

[FlamingPhoenix]

My new FAVORITE! This is awesome and immediately going into my library! Spectacular work!

[Frieda P]

Thanks muchly FP!

[Saddam]

Beautiful poetry including fabulous picture. You are truly a master in that art. Always surprising to read you.

[Frieda P]

Thanks so much Ssadd, jazz'd you enjoyed this one.