Quiet Now, Quiet Now

I write freely, 
quietly,
without you,
without 
your trespass.
Love has a
texture,
whispers and songs 
in the dark
bring a 
vintage wine,
laughter.

No offense, but
these are
my words 
of straw, 
written indelibly,
finally,
to and about
you.

Life, this pulse,
ocean of pleasantness,
reaches out,
her hands wet and full,
deadly too.
I yield
to her feral call,
hungry, naked
exploited.

Interior world
of screams, 
vast and 
stolen, wishes 
upon the suicidal 
rock. 
Goodnight and 
so long.   

Quiet now, 
quiet now,
to you belongs
the kingdom 
you possess
and so long for,
crucify your 
curses there,
upon that cross,
a good soldier,
feminine, 
marching across
the marshes 
of your own
smallness. 

I will drink
the nectar
of rest, and you,
your twisted 
mouth,
and memories
like sores 
on your 
tired body.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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May 23, 2016 at 2:36 PM
good going on this poem, John ByrD...skat
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May 23, 2016 at 2:51 PM
Thanks Skat! ;)
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