Laura Breidenthal Poet Free verse

Carry Us Home

Oh squeeze those fine emotions you possess
Those emotions that flow within you and around you,
Extract your essence into a fine elixir,
So that I may drink,
So that my parched life be made well

I tell myself, whisper it to the wind
That I must, that I will
Fondle each misery with strength
And caress each known insignia with grace
That I will, that I cherish
Each swell of our heart’s desire
With the understanding and peace of a pacifist

Oh how resolved I am when such fires rise
That in that deep well of agony, 
I see you from above,
Carrying such adoration loyally,
To find your strong arms holding it all,
Pouring upon me your dreams,
As I, refreshed, relinquish realities

I vow to the seas beyond
That I must, that I will
Love you for eternity
With a might that surpasses the cruelest of deaths
The tragic endings endured with our sensuous beginnings
That I will,
Forever to and after
Rise from this well,
With the very elixir you pour so passionately

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Duke Beaufort November 11, 2015 at 2:10 PM Laura, it's a special thing to have passion and to have it strike you like lightning. This life is such a strange and wonderful blessing. I find that, at times, I cannot control my emotions. If I ever withdraw and not deal with the here and now, I pay for it later dearly in terms of turmoil. I also have found that sleep sometimes crystalizes things in ways that may be great or very disturbing when something has happened. So, we are alive and dealing with these feelings. You are phenomenal.

Stephen Kilmer November 9, 2015 at 5:11 PM It seems you have found religion. Or at least faith. And that is a good thing. I envy you. For you I will burn the embers. Love your work, as always....~Kilmer~ Laura Breidenthal November 9, 2015 at 6:18 PM You, Stephen...I have missed you. I'm so glad you still come by..will definitely be making a stop to read your amazing work when time allows. Lots of love to a deep, brilliant poet! ~Laura

Justin Bordner November 8, 2015 at 6:41 PM When the heart is starved of it's most opulent passion our lives run through the maze of love's craze seeking to feel the euphoria of lunacy's rays...I can feel the extremes of your needs in my blood Laura. "With a might that surpasses the cruelest of deaths..." this is intense love talk Poetess...J.A.B. Laura Breidenthal November 8, 2015 at 9:11 PM It's one of those poems that sprung me out of bed and spilled, before I can even form actual sentences! So I just started out sitting there, trying to make sense of it. Emotions do that. Sometimes they're just in a muddle and its impossible to put them into words. Really glad you understand, sweet, wonderful Justin. ~Laura

Eileen Manassian November 7, 2015 at 9:59 AM WOW....dear. This is so passionately beautiful...so alive with emotions...so real. Blessings, dear on you and your loved one. Hugs Laura Breidenthal November 7, 2015 at 5:59 PM Hey Eileen (: Yes, dreams made real through emotion-filled action. We all need that boost from time to time. Stay beautiful, and thanks for your kindness!~Laura

Lin Lane November 7, 2015 at 8:16 AM This is so packed with emotion, Laura. Many wonderful visions came to mind of rising from that well. Well done. Laura Breidenthal November 7, 2015 at 5:55 PM Thanks Lin, for the sweet comment..I felt immense joy after finishing this. ~Laura