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Duplicity
I dredge alone
to metamorphose
into the flawless amalgamation of heart and mind.
Both sinner and saint--
this monstrous siren within cries out
to be left as dregs
at the base of your perjurious affections.
As coffee grinds settle
untouched in the carafe,
their essence saturates the water--
to be drunk, dark--
Eros, would you drown?
The recollection of affinity
will creep into your steely cognizance.
It will leave you sleepless with one taste;
one craving; one addiction.
One unforgiving element to press
against temples where ghostly kisses lie cold--
Now withering, as your Psyche.
well done
Its nice to see that some people understand the value of metaphor. Mainstream poetry is becoming too literal these days. I absolutely adore the the sense of ambiguity that you weave into your writing. It imparts a depth of emotion that the more literal works can never achieve. It also leaves so much for the imagination. It was a pleasure to read.
Mainstream
Post-Modern is all over the map - rap is a part of it and influencing the air and the soil of literature and contemp culture - The evolution of rhyme, spoken word, eastern influence, and in your face straight (wide open) pose poetry (vs the rebellion against the reference heavy symbolists - smile here) metaphor will always be welcome and imagination expanding - I read this 3x. Nice. I'm Jus' Sayin' - Lady A
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