The hand of darkness
Swallowing me whole
Time leaves no trace
Perhaps we were never
Two souls beating in tangent
Urgency flooding veins
A build of want till
All is naught, begun again
My hand outstretched
Your mouth, oh your mouth
Red for pressing closer
Embrace loss before she damns you further
Every day hence
Your eyes in my head
The shapes of trees bending against wind
I ache within myself
For your solace and brand of hurt
Like match struck on earth we burn
Fumes and fire, the careless touched by scour
Here you left your mark my breast bone
Exposed to cold, your lips devouring skin
What colors we make unknown
As moon is echoed in deep dark water
I am restless, destroyed, parched
Without your sustaining force
The weight of your need, absorbing air
They say no one feels that long
We all give in to loss eventually
I turn in my mind to the memory
Only yesterday, only now
Slow removal of touch, still the impression
Like shadowed dream crosses from one place to another
I follow
When you are lost
I uncover
The hide of us
Secreted in promises broken
Still the shards of glass glitter
I see you hold one to our throat
I see you cleanly slice us through
Division and sewn for next season
Deep in fecund earth I stay
Your taste on my lips, your smell infusing
For I am a thing of your interest
Existing when you create
The words whispered in darkness
Come here, come closer, stay
Oh stay …
Happy to do so, but just telling the truth. *big hugs*
Yes, really. You are welcome. 😊
The longing is palpable in this and haunting.
Gods, I love this! ❤
So, this is why I love poetry and how one can weave words into doing what they want them to.
“I ache within myself
For your solace and brand of hurt
Like match struck on earth we burn
Fumes and fire, the careless touched by scour
Here you left your mark my breast bone
Exposed to cold, your lips devouring skin
What colors we make unknown
As moon is echoed in deep dark water”
This is superb, Candice. The ending is amazing.
This is visceral and raw. I loved every word.
This is beautifully deep. I love it
Let go deep desire?
Forget what enfolds?
Touch that both feeds
And consumes, utterly?
What fantasies are those?
When the only want is
Stay, just stay?
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TheFeatheredSleep – One request, just one
The only want wipes out other consideration. Yes.
Thank you Bob ❤️
Oh thank you so much for your words here of encouragement and support ❤️
OMG you made my night 😍❤️
Thank you so much for this ❤️
Thank you so much my dear one ❤️
Really? Thanks 😘💕 so much!
A joy to do! ❤
Indeed!
I have way too much to say, this piece made me so emotional…
Perfect 💜
Such desperate longing so well portrayed.
The night songs, the nights whispers. We shall never forget. Thank you Candice for sharing your amazing words and poetry.
Always, love.
Oh, my! Superbly written, my friend.
Thank you so much!
You’re welcome!