Tempts Poems

The Monster Inside

...the monster inside
wants me to hide
it wants to come out
that’s without a doubt

it rears its ugly head
filling me with dread
it tempts me to spiral
the monster’s gone viral

it’s going to ...

Ode To Summer's End

...
The swallow has gone,
Flown away, so has its mellow song
And so forth we go,
into bluer skies—indigo
Tempts drift further till tepid
Southern shades should not bid 
Amid its alibi is inci...

Not Worth It

...Reflection lights the day

Deception veils the way

Exception tempts astray

Perception bends the play

Reception fades to grey
...

I Drank from an Hourglass

...It has long ceased to rain here.
The embers of drought are fanned by the merciless
Hands of hell.
The air is stifling,
The heat insufferable.
I cringe from a long wait on a queue in the narrow
...

Born to Rage

...I woke with blood in my mouth
and no memory
of the scab that sealed the rasure.

I’m cat-spitting
dog-growling
peregrine-divebombing
rooster-flogging
badger-flipping
hornet-stinging
wolveri...

Piece of Cake

...All the French
I can take -
piece of cake.

A baguette
or croissants?
Paris tempts.

Cream inside;
lick my lips.
Morrow’s trip.
...

Southee serenade

...

Foppish fringe flutters..pianist tendrils tinkling..

Flitter finessing leathery fruits..

Caressing..stitched dreams tickled & tailored..

Swing..swerve in clandestine cahoots…

Curve…vo...

Beyond the Gaze

...The world demands identity—
a name, a face, a history.
But in its grip, you lose your way,
and shame is what they make you pay.

They drag your truth into the light,
then twist it wrong and cal...

Giving in

...I wrote something a while ago
I was mad that you were back
But now I feel myself letting go
It's all numb and the anger I lack

I am giving in to you again
Hold my writes out
And let you tie t...

Gather up stones

...O youth of my land, gather up stones,  
Not for the mob, nor for bloodied thrones.  
But to build a revolt, one fierce and true,  
For the chains of complacency tighten on you.  

You scroll thr...

apple

...

shining scarlet tempts
juicy pulps entice palate~
keeps doctor away 
...

Apple

...

Attractive colors shine,
Ample juicy pulp tempts
Almost everyday as
At breakfast I eat one,
Assured by ancient phrase -
An apple a day drives
A<...

Love on the Edge of a Blade

...when love was scarce and bitter-spun,
i craved the warmth of anyone.
no silver spoons, no golden light —
just hungry hands that learned to fight.

i licked the steel of sharpened lies,
and swal...

The Red Gallows

...
(A rebuilt person whispers)

Before I knew Love

I was once so pure
With a heart so free

Carefree for all to see
Everyone loved and smiled at me

But one day Love came calling 

And of...

Step Into My Voodoo Dream

...I am the Voodoo Queen, draped in mystic skies,
Where moonlight whispers and shadows lie.
Beneath my veil, the arcane hums,
The pulse of the midnight, where the serpent drums.

Call me a witch, a...

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