Anonymity Becomes You

Cruel intentions
circle the ruby red
of your lips
hips that sway back 
and forth in a lusty pose
touching, touching
but never really feeling.

Dim rooms, yellow lit
of seedy talk and
tobacco riddled nights 
give pretense that your loved 
while thwarted dreams
lay at your feet
grinding to thin ash 

The dark disclosure of your deeds
rip through the heart
and cut to the core
but  are never left unnoticed.

The silence that you swear
 to keep this thing alive 
 reflect in you what I despise

You will go on pretending 
to ease your slow decline
just one more time, baby
just one more time.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2008



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Date: 4/8/2016 2:05:00 AM
Beverly Briatico, you've expressed yourself well, I enjoyed your poem. ~LINDA~
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Date: 7/4/2015 12:45:00 AM
Beverly, stumbled across this poem. Thanks for sharing. Have yourself a safe and Happy 4th of July.... Love SKAT
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Date: 7/15/2009 6:36:00 AM
Beverly, where are you and your wonderful poetry? Miss you here at the Soup. Love, Carol
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Date: 11/30/2008 4:11:00 AM
Beverly - Congratulations on your poem making Round One of the PSoup poetry contest! Wishing you all the best in the finals and have a Happy Holiday season. Peace always, John
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Date: 11/14/2008 5:55:00 AM
Very well written this is a very moving the flow of the peace is wonderfully done keep up the good work
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Date: 11/13/2008 9:58:00 PM
Fine word use and imagery. 'dark disclosure of your deeds,' ...effective alliteration. A marvelous piece! Keith
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Date: 11/11/2008 9:18:00 AM
Congrats on making it through to the first round! Good luck in the finals! Love, Shar
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Date: 11/1/2008 4:41:00 PM
Sometimes you gotta fake it to make it ... LOL ... Love the title and this is really a wonderful write, Beverly. Congratulations on being a "first round survivor" and best wishes here at PoetrySoup!!
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Date: 11/1/2008 4:25:00 PM
Beverly - Congrats on your poetry making it through to the next round – Great Job & God Bless
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Date: 10/27/2008 3:44:00 PM
Congratulations on your poetry making it through the first round. Good luck in the finals. Love, Carol
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Date: 10/27/2008 3:31:00 PM
Hi Bev Congrats on making the semi-finals and best of luck in the finals!! Love Light Truth Patricia
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Date: 9/4/2008 5:36:00 PM
visceral, evocative, showing not telling...bleeding on the page..bravo
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Date: 9/4/2008 7:49:00 AM
Beverly, Congratulations on your poem Anonymity Becomes You being featured this week. Well presented cruel intentions - a sensuous and sad poem -beautiful imagery. Wish you many successes to come. -Mohammad
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Date: 9/2/2008 11:53:00 PM
ooooh I liked this, it's dark and scandalous, sensual and sad. Very sad. And angry. Unsure? I'm trying to understand the perspective but it seems unattainable to me, I can't understand, but I enjoy the poem, the imagery and the colors, those are nice. I like the repetition in the last lines, it hits home.
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Date: 9/2/2008 7:09:00 AM
There are stories to every lifestyle. Being a sailor, saw enough cruel intentions. I liked this write. Congratulations on it being featured. God Bless. Vince
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Date: 9/1/2008 8:41:00 PM
Congrats on being featured this week - God Bless
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Date: 8/31/2008 6:09:00 PM
Congratulations Beverly on your excellent poetry being featured this week. Love, Shar
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