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drunk on fire

Your seawater stirs in me where fire balances high on oil
You clasp my candlefire, wick's motioning coil — 

A sweating kind of missing
A burned open kissing

The glass shared between us two
Flames in our faces as we move

To the synchrony past
Our dressing these masks

These temperatures rising in veins of you and I
God, brief tourniquets in time — 

Where I drown my highbrow in your heat
This hard body now heartbeats

This translation
My intoxication

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John Fleming

Date: 8/12/2025 1:11:00 PM

Sensuous and passionate - great write! :) john

Beej Simrov

Date: 7/17/2025 9:54:00 PM

Omfg an organic couplet really gets me going; "To the synchrony past Our dressing these masks" seems like a slick medium between each half. Lovely.

Eileen Manassian

Date: 7/15/2025 9:45:00 PM

This is sizzling hot!!! God one, dear. Nothing like passion to get the blood boiling.

Susan Ashley

Date: 6/28/2025 12:26:00 PM

Dear Paige, I adore the sensuous, dynamic use of imagery; so dramatic, emotive and passionate. Absolutely love the title and the fiery couplets. Warmest wishes, my gifted poet friend.. ~Susan

Anne Winter

Date: 6/27/2025 7:59:00 AM

Wow, a well penned poem with passion and intoxication!

Suzette Richards

Date: 6/26/2025 3:25:00 AM

You are the queen of passion - wow! I enjoyed losing myself among the lines and caught myself getting into character with it, Paige. :)

Ink Empress

Date: 6/26/2025 2:50:00 AM

Wow i love the ending and also the opening line here dear sweet paige! You have a very imaginative and creative way with words and its truly so very impressive! I especially love "I stir your seawater where fire balances high on oil You clasp my candlefire, wick's motioning coil " so clever! Beautiful couplet! A fave for me! Sending you light always

Danny Derden

Date: 6/25/2025 12:07:00 PM

This poem intensely captures the fiery, intoxicating nature of a passionate connection. It vividly portrays a consuming desire where two individuals merge, shedding pretenses and experiencing a profound, almost overwhelming, union.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 6/25/2025 10:29:00 AM

This comes off with great sensuality, paige. I really enjoyed the read.

Hiya Sharma

Date: 6/25/2025 12:12:00 AM

Gosh, what a breathtaking chain of couplets you've artistically woven, my dear Paige! I'm in awe of your poetic prowess, so many soul-stirring, profound and introspective lines here that really make one dive in their depth. "I stir your seawater where fire balances high on oil You work my candlefire, wick's motioning coil- " Those opening lined really captivated my attention and throughout, it was such an experience! "tourniquets in time" That's so ingenious,wow! and the ending! Beyond brilliant.. ever so soulful and powerful! One of my FAVs from you, sweet friend.. pleasure reading your work always.