The Look That Pulls Us In

one smile, was all it took for time to stop
A fractured frown, skin on bone, halted every clock
reasons,melt away like ice,disappear like noiseless sounds
further proof of something washing through, filling every crack inside the mind

with silky, sickening, suffocating style
the eyes lock on
become one,twisting through the emptieness,searching in the darkness
overpowering the last defences
the night is young

breathing stops, a gentle touch
like lightning burning skin
golden drops of bright sunshine,blinding every sin
senses grate and taste of wine,pulses bursting through
moonlit shadows on the fire,have yet to be subdued

sharp air fills the lungs,
tempers flair and mask despair
fervored, panicked, desparate eyes, searching for a truth
calming eyes and twisted lies, deliver like a noose

endless days slip away
twilight creeps within
Its often said,our beds been made
but its the look that pulls us in.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2009



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Date: 12/31/2009 3:43:00 PM
I would like to welcome you to PoetrySoup Ryan. I also wish you the best in your writing endeavors. If you have questions please feel free to ask anyone here. We are all willing to help and if we don't know the answer we will find someone who does. Love, Carol
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Date: 12/30/2009 11:33:00 AM
YOu have many great images in this poem, Ryan. I love that ending stanza! Thanks for your comments. Are you new here then? I am! andrea
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Date: 12/29/2009 12:19:00 PM
I thank you for writing and sharing your poetry with us here at PoetrySoup Ryan. I offer you warm greeting for the New Year with best wishes to you on your writing endeavors in 2010 whatever they may be. Love, Carol
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Date: 12/29/2009 10:58:00 AM
Certainly for sure, the looks, skin deep, is the menace to innocence of simple sheep.Neat poem, Sincerely Moses
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Date: 12/29/2009 10:20:00 AM
I think I've seen that look before. Good work.
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