Every Rose Has

She could curl her lips around fire's touch,
make the flames erupt into something
contemporary-
something more.
She could break the broken splinters 
inside my devoured core-
with a flick of her tongue. 
She could sweep it all away,
and watch the remnants settle 
in the glimmering reflection of 
her star kissed petals-
while making me yearn
for the fury of thorns. 
I would beg.
Plead.
Pray to barter my flesh-
to be but a note in her symphony. 
-James Kelley 2015, All Rights Reserved.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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Espinola Collins Avatar
January 27, 2015 at 12:34 PM
Wow...Powerful...that woke me up! Beautiful write James :) Ana
Kelley Avatar
January 28, 2015 at 3:11 AM
Glad you could connect Ana, thank you!!
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