Constance La France Poet Verse

Drowning

 
the moment we met I was smitten
and soon I was drowning in lust 
and in passion I was bitten and lost
for his silky voice and words filled me with trust
and I did not realize I was becoming a slave
yes, a slave to his caressing hands
and his whispers and lips ...
his scent became my drink of wine
but it was a prison with invisible bars
where sweet love became pain and hate
and I was drowning, drowning, drowning
losing myself ...
for his words smothered mine  
and yet I purred like a kitten
and still my love for him dripped keeping me hostage 
leaving my soul filled with loathing and disgust 
but it was wrong, wrong, so wrong
and I knew it ...
then, somehow I gathered up all my courage 
and ran away from this soul stealing lover
and never looked back
for his kind of love was drowning me ...

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May 13, 2021


Poetry/Verse/drowning
Copyright Protected, ID 1354-421-13
All Rights Reserved, 2021, Constance La France

Written for the Standard contest, All Yours (May 14)
sponsor, Brian Strand, Judged 05/15/2021

First Place

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JC Brul May 15, 2021 at 2:07 AM Back with congratulations and a fave!!! Constance La France May 15, 2021 at 7:49 AM JCB, thank you so much for the congratulations and the FAV, love _Constance

JC Brul May 14, 2021 at 5:11 AM Such a brave heart you have! Running away is the hardest thing one can do when drowned in the spell of a wrong love. This is such a moving poem! Constance La France May 14, 2021 at 8:35 AM JCB, thank you for the visit and comment, and compliment, appreciate, love _Constance

L Milton Hankins May 13, 2021 at 1:12 PM WOW! Beautifully-written, Constance. It took a great deal of courage, confidence, and discipline to walk away from a situation like that. Great writing! Constance La France May 13, 2021 at 1:37 PM Milt, thanks for the compliment, sometimes women and even men find themselves in bad relationships and it takes courage to untangle ourselves, peace _Constance

Anne-Lise Andresen May 13, 2021 at 12:41 PM - A beautiful and deeply moving poem, Constance ... ("and yet I purred like a kitten") ... :))) ... "the cat lover" often appears as hidden elements .... :))) - hugs // Anne-Lise :) Constance La France May 13, 2021 at 1:38 PM Anne-Lise, thank you for the compliment, yes, I like that line too, lol, love _Constance