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The Pear Dare

Blind as I could be I reached for the fruit in front of me Knowing this taste would be my last From this day forward I must fast Shaped like a woman's hips I pressed the fruit against my lips When I bite it the juices slips Into the darkness of my abyss Each bite is ecstasy Fulfilling a need inside of me As I share the pending doom Of this fruit I now consume Licking the remnants from my fingers The aroma from my last meal lingers Determined to see this to the end My hunger strike can now begin Joe Flach. PD's dare to me: Eat a piece of fruit, with your eyes closed..... Imagine that it's the last fruit you'll ever eat.. I dare you to write about the fruit, and POET every feeling you're having that moment...

Copyright © | Year Posted 2012




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Date: 6/18/2012 12:19:00 PM
Congratulations on your placement in P.D.'s contest Joe. Love, Carol
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Date: 3/5/2012 5:40:00 AM
Superb write, the power of the subject was not lost in the aim to capture the details of the act. Really good.
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Date: 3/4/2012 3:59:00 PM
You should be dared more often....awesome write : )
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Date: 3/4/2012 3:17:00 PM
congrats Joe on a super second place win for a great write luv.. cool dare from PD my BFF...
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Date: 3/4/2012 11:05:00 AM
Congratulations on your win in P.D.'s "Truth and Dare and Free Verse" contest Joe. Love, Carol
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Date: 3/4/2012 6:21:00 AM
Congrats on your great win!!!! Michael
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Date: 3/4/2012 2:17:00 AM
Joe congrats on your win, ecstasy indeed..David
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Date: 3/3/2012 9:09:00 PM
JOE..I have to say..I enjoyed this contest so much... thank you and congratulations on a DARE well done~ALWAYS PD*
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Date: 2/25/2012 2:44:00 PM
Great response to her dare. Mike
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Date: 2/25/2012 9:15:00 AM
sounds like you fulfilled the dare very well! good luck in the contest.
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Date: 2/24/2012 11:37:00 PM
makes me want a pear too Joe!~~very good...best of luck in pd's contest~~love,Deb
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Date: 2/24/2012 11:09:00 PM
A good descriptive write. I believe you delivered everything PD was requesting from you. Way to go Joe.
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Date: 2/24/2012 10:17:00 PM
wow...... wow.... I hope many read this poem... JOE... this is a by far better than the example, i was cooking for tomorrow... I hope you don't mind if i use this for an example... on my next blog... thank you.. always..pd
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Poet Destroyer A
Date: 2/24/2012 10:25:00 PM
lol
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Joe Flach
Date: 2/24/2012 10:23:00 PM
No problem PD - I would be honored to be your example --- assuming it's an example of how to do it and not an example of how NOT to do it. ;-)

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