Pleasure and Pain

Intoxicating smell

I breathe you in
The smell of sweet torture
You intoxicate me
And I get high on exhilaration from you. 

Dangerous games

We play Russian roulette with my heart
You take aim and fire
Each blank is a rush of fear and adrenaline
With an underlying tinge of pain.

Painful pleasure

You find new ways to break me
Then you build me back up again
I know the pain is almost unbearable
But I keep coming back for the high of the pleasure.

Bad addiction

Almost every part of me knows you're no good
A bad drug pulsing through my system
And I can't give you up
Because I'm addicted to your type of pain.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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June 25, 2016 at 8:14 AM
Love how you can display emotion and pain - Nice spin on the contest and congrats on your 2nd place win! Jesse
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June 25, 2016 at 8:15 AM
A new favorite!
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June 17, 2016 at 11:11 AM
Wow, this is the first free verse poem I found on this list. I like the way you express the freshest ingredients around. Skat
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