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One hand to the side of my face Nestled in the sturdy crook of my palm I feel stolen away But with a taste of venom, I could Bite my tongue and river red All the luckiest in the world. I hope you know my movements How this arc means love, And this slow dive means pain. It consumes me to some degree, The exhilaration! Rigid mosque, my solid wall To you. You are dead to a spotlight Of flickering Adonis. I feel the aging process And glitters of dust weep from Beneath as my knees ache In their slings of flesh Sickened centrefold and Jesus Christ, how I'm the Lucky one now! Lying in your bed With all the malice of A mercury madness colliding within.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2009




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Date: 7/21/2010 8:19:00 PM
GREAT POEM I SEE WHY IT WAS FEATURED! RHONDA HERO AKA THE KEEPER
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Date: 7/19/2010 6:00:00 PM
WOW!
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Date: 7/19/2010 11:03:00 AM
Congrats Nath on having your poem being featured this week, enjoy the honor and keep writing. Love, always Adeleke
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Date: 7/19/2010 5:11:00 AM
Congratulations on your poetry being featured this week Nathaniel. Love, Carol
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Date: 7/18/2010 6:56:00 AM
Many congrats on your feature this week. Rgds Jan
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Date: 6/3/2010 11:31:00 AM
Congratulations on your poetry making it through the first round Nathaniel. I wish you the best in the finals. Love, Carol
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Date: 5/21/2010 11:19:00 AM
I'm very new to the site and am blown away by many of the works I've read. I find sometimes with free verse that I don't enjoy reading them aloud as much but this is fabulous. I love to read good poetry aloud - it makes my skin tingle and I'm happy to say that this gave me goose bumps. Well done. P.V.
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Date: 5/18/2010 12:20:00 PM
Many congrats on your featured piece this week. Rgds Janette
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Date: 5/17/2010 5:17:00 PM
strong, powerful, possessed and possive.."And glitters of dust weep from/ beneath as my knees ache/ In their slings of flesh/Sickened centrefold and/Jesus Christ, how I'm the/Lucky one now!" now thats writing! Please let me have your input on Part 1 When Madness Rides on moonlight & Part 2?
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Date: 5/17/2010 9:49:00 AM
I don't get to this site as often as I used to and can't find time to comment on poems as much as I want to either...but I had to stop and tell you how much I liked this piece. You have very unique metaphorical phrasing-kee up the good work! Right on, Write on!! Steve
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Date: 5/17/2010 4:44:00 AM
Congratulations on your poetry being featured this week Nathaniel. Love, Carol
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Date: 3/2/2010 2:35:00 PM
THIS WAS A GOOD WRITE... TRUELY SAD
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Date: 10/24/2009 5:27:00 AM
That is really sad especially the last three lines. Keep writing. Sara
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Date: 10/23/2009 6:37:00 PM
This is interesting poem. All the best.
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