Fragile

See me?
This fragile being of blood and bone.
Don’t think me a fool.
I know you.
I know you better than you think.
Your secret smile.
I spy upon your mendacious lips.
That sliver of spite.
Silken threads of untruths.
Spoken so sincerely,
Winding around my fingertips and into my eager ears.

Lie to me.
The truth would ravage my delicate disposition.
But I know more than you think.
Truths fortify me.
Embolden my tender heart.
Strengthen and make it stone.
Inviolate to enticement.
Cold to pleas and bargaining bullshit.

Fear me.
I am rage.
Blood red and bitter.
Surging and burgeoning.
Hold tight and hold fast or be swept away.
Dashed to the ground,
Broken and bloody.
Laid low by righteous anger.

See me.
This fragile being of blood and bone.
You will not beat me down.

Reviews

[Nicholas Hallows]

I love how the emotions build up in this one until it is almost too much to handle. Very well written. NH

[HoWiE]

Ahhh, Sammy, Sammy, Sammy... What was that about a woman scorned? I thought this was great, it speaks volumes. The discovery of a deception is a bitter one indeed, but like you say:
Truths fortify me,
Embolden my tender heart ,
Strengthen it and make it stone, inviolate to enticement,
Cold to pleas and bargaining bullshit.
I think there are several ways a heart can go after this sort of thing, it can be fortified and grow stronger with the knowledge (ie. what doesn't kill you, makes you stronger). The heart and spirit can collapse under the weight and pain leaving its owner broken and desolute or it can become spiky, bitter and full of hatred. You have brought all these aspects to this poem and I think that's very cool indeed. Nice work AND you managed to work the word 'mendacious' in there too, cooooool, lol.
I couldn't help but smile at the line, 'Embolden my tender heart' - nothing wrong with it, it's a great line but the word 'embolden' always puts me in mind of Jebediah Springfield's classic Simpsons quote '...embiggens the spirit...'
Nice work, Samuel old bean, thanks for entering my contest and good luck!

PS. Good God, I'm glad we never dated: 'Fear me, I am rage blood red and bitter, Surging and burgeoning...' I fear I might have been on the wrong end of a can of 'whup-a*s'. ;-)

[Sunny]

Ever increasing intensity. Liked it.

[Helen Woodward]

Mendacious?...I'm sincerely impressed! Burgeoning?...I'm doubly impressed!
Love this and it's so aptly titled...mixing lies with truth...that's what a manipulater does extremely well, pleas and bargaining bullshit...
This piece is clear and to the point, if it's fiction, good for you Sammy...if not, doubly good for you Sammy!!!!!