Raw and Intimate Hardness

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to be honestly succinct

is as yet our reflex instinct 

driven by ego or is it love inked

— Contemplation by Unseeking Seeker

RAW AND INTIMATE HARDNESS

driven to the truth
bottomed out
blessed beyond belief
by love
but if love
drives you into madness
a reflex of raw and intimate hardness
is love laid out on the cold sheets
only warmed by your imagination
no room for anyone else
in your bed
not in sexual satisfaction 
but of life, i speak

did you cling, like warm clothes
on a cold day…those intrepid lips
and entanglement of deep romance -
were they the only thing you lived for

your muscle-atrophy
has no room
except for an inner circle
who crave your attention
always have -
did you miss the highway billboard

the intimate honesty
of your love
played out on nonstop video
and in blips to close kin

the madness seeks
an escape route
fashioned with idols

nonspecific
not ideal or realistic

3/11/2022
Consciousness Fulcrum Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Unseeking Seeker

Copyright © | Year Posted 2022



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Date: 3/14/2022 1:46:00 AM
Loved the write . Appealing and alluring write. Hugs.
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Date: 3/13/2022 5:25:00 PM
An intriguing write, Kim... How grief-stricken am I over Ukraine-Russia? -- I looked at the photo above your poem and saw Vladimir Lenin. ~ Gershon
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Date: 3/11/2022 8:52:00 AM
Intriguing and thought-provoking poem, Kim. Much to think about on different layer of meaning in this poem. An admirer of your poetry, Bill
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 3/11/2022 5:22:00 PM
Thank you so much, Bill!
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