My Beautiful Despot

 

 

Hot like a teapot

laden

with lead

 

She led me

down

the road of sin

 

And where do

I begin

to tell the tale

 

Of how she

led me

off the rail

 

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SSmoothie's picture

8ts just that easy to sink

8ts just that easy to sink with that heavy metal vibe you are what you attract as they say. Well verbalised here. Nice one 


Don't let any one shake your dream stars from your eyes, lest your soul Come away with them! -SS    

"Well, it's love, but not as we know it."

patriciajj's picture

I imagine there's quite a

I imagine there's quite a story behind this explosive, miniature portrait of a dangerous enchantress. Your layered metaphor of a teapot that produces heat and yet is "laden/ with lead" vividly illustrates two divergent experiences along the path.

 

A timeless pitfall presented in a flash of skill and casual grace.

 
J-C4113D's picture

I apologize for falling

I apologize for falling behind in my reading.  I like this poem very much, and its brevity conceals some very deep meaning, and also echoes, in a ripple effect, of pain.


J-Called