~tango with a lion under false pretenses

Dancing in the bliss of insanity's kiss

  upon a compromised life manifesto 

      trickles trice bitten to surrender 

scribbled braille across a burnished soul

music notes colored of night's ambush

    tango with a lion under false pretenses

shattered in off-balance ballerina pirouettes

   spinning endlessly within a frozen whirlwind

knife cuts into satin slippers bloody illusions

       read 'tween the lines of a bird on a wire

poetic retractions water boarding fray matter

    anointed in holy water's tapped liability

clawing naked at sweet psycho's soul embrace

   delusion's flutter on half a wing nut's prayer

     twisted in a tapestry of allusion's grandeur   

Author's Note

Reviews

[Benita-Staebell M - Kin..]

This has a Dark Psycho Feel to it you painted this nicely.



Nicely penned perfect song for this.



I loved these stanza's lines.



scribbled braille across a burnished soul

music notes colored of night's ambush

tango with a lion under false pretenses

shattered in off-balance ballerina pirouettes

spinning endlessly within a frozen whirlwind

knife cuts into satin slippers bloody illusions

read 'tween the lines of a bird on a wire

poetic retractions water boarding fray matter

anointed in holy water's tapped liability

clawing naked at sweet psycho's soul embrace

delusion's flutter on half wing nut & a prayer

twisted in a tapestry of allusion's grandeur


Thank you for this wonderful piece and for your lovely
review and comments you left on my page My friend
be calm and love Minion MAWAHAHA.



I just loved the music I've heard it before ah I
see why it is from crow I love those movies we have about every single
one my husband loves the Crow so awesome.

Blessings. Kindred poet

[Frieda P]

Thanks, jazz'd that feeling translated, see you changed your pen name, you keep the minions hopping! :)

[Benita-Staebell M - KindredPoet]

put my real name and my pen name there. You're very welcome. t's my pleasure always. blessings. kindred poet

[s y e]

Holy macaroni, Mama F -- Your title is out of this world good, sheesh kebab, wow!!! I think this is my new ultimate faves of yours....... WOAH girl!!!

xoxo

[Lyn Anderson]

First off, killer title, and then from there, a mental mind f*ck. Very cool song choice too. I must ask though, should the slippers' be possessive?

[Frieda P]

Hope it was as good for you as it was for me. ;) Hmm, I don't know, should it be?

[Lyn Anderson]

Always up for a good one -- and if the bloody illusions are possessed by the slippers, yes.

[Frieda P]

I suppose the bloody illusions are possessed since you put it that way.... ha

[Lyn Anderson]

possessed bloody slippers -- how odd this must look in the feed.:)

[Frieda P]

LOL...stop................................

[David Scott]

Hmmmm?
I guess it does matter who we share music with...
Sounds bitter.
Feels wounded.
Two left feet and a banana peel...
There is always the next set if we hang around for the band to get rested up. ;)

Oh, a little advice, never dance barefoot with a "Lion"... Just saying.

Sharp wit.

[Frieda P]

Two left feet and a banana peel...haha and now you tell me!! Thanks Scott ;) x

[kublakhan27]

I'm not sure if I've ever mentioned this, but I spend more time on the first lines of my poems than anything else...once I get a first line I'm content with, the rest gradually falls into place...I tell you this in respect of your opening lines, which never fail to grab me by the mental scruff and demand a thorough reading...dancing in the bliss of insanity's kiss, wow...clawing naked at sweet psycho's soul embrace, wow...geez, every line is a wow...the bird on a wire reference reminded me of a few lines that would not have been out of place in your poem: the verse about the old man saying not to ask for so much, and the lady saying to ask for a little more...I'll never know how you churn out such masterworks on a daily basis Mrs.R...your imagination is unspeakably prolific...I wish I had some of that, but nobody can have what you have...you have a gift, simple as that :) xo

[Frieda P]

Are you trying to make me pass out from delirium Benji? Holy sheesh, I don't know what to say to this.....! You know I have a huge smile on my face right now, and dancing in sweet psycho's embrace, I wont' say if I'm naked or not haha ;) MWAH! xo

[kublakhan27]

Haha Have I ever mentioned that you master the art of mystery as well? ;) What can I say, this is what your poetry does to me love, MWAH :) xo

[Frieda P]

Ha a woman has to keep a mystique about her ya know love? ;) x

[kublakhan27]

Haha If her name is Mrs.R, I understand perfectly love ;) x

[Frieda P]

Don't make me grab you by the mental scruff Benji. ;)

[kublakhan27]

Haha I knew I felt something on my shoulder ;)

[Coyote Poetry]

Beautiful and wild ride in the poem.
"clawing naked at sweet psycho's soul embrace
delusion's flutter on half wing nut & a prayer"
Your words made me wish to write. You used powerful statements opening strong emotion and good vision. So many good lines in the poem. I had to read again. Thank you for sharing the amazing poem.
Coyote

[Frieda P]

What a sweet review, thanks so much for your kind thoughts Coyote...

[Coyote Poetry]

I wrote a poem today. Used four of your words. You make me want to write. "Drink of me, my love."

[Frieda P]

OMG I just read it, am in love with it, I didn't know that was the one! Woo now I"m on cloud 9...

[J. Land]

Frieda, this one twirls with flair. First, that might be the coolest title I've ever seen on a poem. I love how the sanity holds one just long enough to draw you in. Then, breaks loose and flutters in the whirlwind of a disconnected mind. "Clawing naked at sweet psycho's soul embrace" Wow, sounds like me on a good day. ;)
Very cool.

P.S. Love the Violent Femmes

[Frieda P]

Woo 'twirls with flair'....I like that! Thanks so much J. :)

[redzone]

Even under false pretenses I think I could handle a tango with a lionese, but being "twisted in a tapestry of allusion's grandeur" would do me in, just bury me alive in a sweet psycho embrace. HA! "poetic retractions water boarding fray matter" seems to happen way too often I think and most times covers a hidden agenda.

I love how you weave this poem with sweetness.. it can be a very sticky allusion... sorry you got stuck.. that Joker is always a trickster.
~~redzone

[Frieda P]

That's cuz you have those magic boots Curt. ;) Grazie mille....

[redzone]

Ah, but it was the boots that made you love me!!! HA!! ;0)

[Frieda P]

That and also you let me lead when we're dancing! ;) x

[redzone]

Why of course my beautiful friend, you lead me to such wonderful places and music!! HA! Besides it's the only way those red stilettos do not step on my magic boots. HAHA!! ;0) xx

[Matching Socks]

wow, this is insanely good.

i saw the movie the black swan recently and i imagine, if there were a love scene, of her in her hallucinative state... this scene would be perfect.

[Frieda P]

Oh how perfect, that movie was a bit disturbing...yep :) Thanks Ance...

[Shirlena]

I had to squint but it's runs like a stream and sips from petals their nectar...it carries thoughts like current on a summer between itself and autumn. It is so beautiful but make it bigger honey pumpkin :).

[Frieda P]

The bigger font looked a bit too jarring, thanks Shirlena, will give it some thought. :)