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Much Maligned

Oh much maligned pump, 
pristine place of flow and thump, 
rest not for I will surely die if you do,
no seat for my emotion, 
no womb for my desire, 
just a place of pump and thump and blood..
bleed all of those who would do me harm, 
place your bloodless souls upon the pyre 
of my angry, aching, soul, 
fouled culpret of my desire, 
linger not within the arms of whom?

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Don Johnson

Date: 6/28/2011 9:37:00 PM

things of blood that pump an thump, of passion there decrying, natures blessings lovers jump, come see what is arising, love n light babe, Don

Judy Ball

Date: 6/27/2011 6:59:00 PM

Hmmmmm Sounds like an ode to one's own heart. Nice job. Kinda makes ye stop and think ---don't it. God Bless, JB

Debbie Guzzi
Date: 6/27/2011 7:11:00 PM

maybe it does want to be an ode, actually I was speaking for a friend with a broken heart whose husband is cheating...

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 6/26/2011 3:07:00 PM

hmmm, I like the sound of this one. Sounds like something kind of dangerous to you! And yes, I so agree, Debs. I do not worry about germs at all. My mom is a clean freak and I ended up the opposite. when i tell my mom, "don't worry about being so freaking clean. YOu can be immune to dirt by living in it" she gets really angry at me. hahaha.

Jack Horne

Date: 6/21/2011 1:27:00 PM

Wow, scary piece, Debs- thanks for the advice

Jslambert Mister Roboto

Date: 6/20/2011 7:12:00 PM

I really dig free verse. I guess sometimes people do not respect it as much as other forms?! I say, "If it is from the heart, LET IT FLOW!" I wish more people connected to the inner voice in their head. I believe the more people who practiced this art there are, the more READERS we would have. It's a win/win situation. We have been on a small but humble "movement" locally to spread the word of the power of writing! Free verse may just be the key to the revolution!

Derrick Burton

Date: 6/20/2011 6:48:00 PM

Enjoyed reading this tonight, have a good one

Dr.Ram Mehta

Date: 6/20/2011 6:00:00 PM

Thanks Debbie for the comments.It's not my emotions. They are emotions of the couple who lived in my outhouse in India and were a great help to me. The poem simply is about what happened in their life.You well know, A poet necessarily does not write about himself always but mostly from what he observes in society.