Carnivorous Beasts

Does it make you weak to watch me bleed
 or are you an apathetic beast? 
 Is my love another meal to you? 
 Will it churn and run right through? 

 Did your heartbeat's pounding scare you 
 when in my carnivorous view? 
 Were you afraid of its strength unleashed? 
 Would I devour your fleshy feast? 

 Did you attack the lively prey first 
 for your yearning stomach's thirst, 
 or did you break my flesh apart 
 in self-defense of your own heart?
Copyright © | Year Posted 2013

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Kendrick Avatar
December 26, 2013 at 5:34 PM
Congrats on your great winning work..Way to go..Sara
Mehta Avatar
December 20, 2013 at 4:32 AM
Enjoyed the write on the selected quote and congrats on the fine win, Juliet
Jones Avatar
December 19, 2013 at 7:08 PM
Very stirring.....congratulations
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December 19, 2013 at 12:06 PM
- Congratulations on your winning poem Juliet in: Relate your poem to one of these quotes, Contest - Sponsored by: Giorgio V. - Nice to participate - and enjoyable to read ALL winning poems! - oxox // Anne-Lise :)
Loveless Avatar
November 18, 2013 at 8:39 PM
Powerful. Very powerful. Wonderful write <3
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October 12, 2013 at 10:38 AM
like a tyrant........... Juliet, wow... wow... I think perhaps the carnivore is putting up a defense code, and feeding of your heart.... a mighty deep poem...........SKAT
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