Scalds Poems - Poems about Scalds

Nacre to Nacre Within

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I plunge beneath the tide of the restless sea.
through corridors of green where shadows lunge at me;
the water’s pulse warps what I can see,
each beat a thrust towards my fate's mystery.
Silt n...

Too Fragile for Applause

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craving to be seen
yet stray retort shatters me —
my glass mask splinters
every piece tilts my face back
at angles I can't endure

one word in print scalds
smoke sears my lingering thoughts
...

The Toll of a Single Bell Chime

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A bell tolls — with a single chime.
Igniting the spell of dawn’s regret.
It halts the breath, suspends all time,
Foreboding with threats you can't forget.

You flinch—one foot on the stepping ...

When The Bed Burns

...Tongues of solar flare  writhe  in combat kiss
—flame-throwers unleashed
iron words  h a m m e r e d  in fire   
ferrous words melt as heart-welts once under skin
hear the fevered...

Beautiful Girls

...I see the way your body dances through the halls of our home, how dirty you are. dirty little girl.
My teacher said this is not what we do. Mom tells me this is bad.
They’re wrong. Beautiful girls ...

Cry of the Red-wattled Lapwing

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It’s not sweet as the Asian koel’s song. 
The red-wattled lapwing voices its irrecoverable loss. 
The bird’s sorrow scalds the night.

It was brooding in the serene scrape nest. 
The black blo...

This Journey We All Make

...This journey we all make
Through this winding path
Scorched by the sun's anger.
It scalds our bare feet
Already torn by thorns.
The rains make it slippery,
We fall and bruise our knees.
Like w...

Plead My Cause-

...You plead my cause
Know that I'm not worthy
Note that I am filthy
And yet you came along
You came a long and you wash me
You know tat I was guilty
and yet as my lawyer
you plead my cau...

Rowan Tree

...The rowan tree sees a light turn from white into grey colours turn 
to shades of dust and claws of branches blacken against the sky.
Rowan made from feathers, made from blood keeping me safe.

Th...

Secret

...I once ate a secret, secret inside
That fester'd and sank deep into my core
Blackened and rotted, my gut it fried
Prodding my conscience, I just can’t ignore
Suddenly I am the worst of sinners
A...

Luminous Loves Venomous

...Applauded performers in dayspun course 
               Embezzled by orbit, to variance succumb
               After venom scalds sun adoring audience
               Moon's butter churns mother cow...

When Nature Moans

...Of late, nature moans  inside a scraped womb
As her lush environ   FLOUNDERS    breaks  out…
Played  like a trusting  NEOPHYTE from woods  to  rivers
She endures the BOMBAST of dirt through ma...

The Performance

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Midnight envelops the pillow
where her head rests sleeping
as each shaft of moon light glows,
umber and ocher traces,
through the satin nimbus of her hair,
gently caressing her soft cheek....

What Color Do You See

...Close your eyes,
Plug your ears,
Hold your breath.
Imagine falling in love with someone.
Imagine a love so alive it burns your lips and scalds your tongue. 
Imagine them gone.

Close your eyes...

Yours

...Your hand
It fits perfectly into mine
Those fingers, they all entwine
So warm

They protect me
Your grip tightens in sense of danger
It is so hard it hurts me
Please don't stop
Never

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