Stained Lips Speak Silence

By Mylissa

I thread his lips…

to crawl under the
skin of his ghostly consent.
Branding useless the words of tomorrow.

Now this moment is forever.

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© 2007 Mylissa
Published on Wednesday, June 27, 2007.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • xserratedsoulx On Sunday, January 13, 2008, xserratedsoulx (212)By person wrote:

    oooh...that last line is absolutely chilling, in the best way imaginable.

  • unspeakable truth On Tuesday, July 10, 2007, unspeakable truth (94)By person wrote:

    Lustful, with traces of pain, the good kind...oops ;) A few lines, this vivid imagination is set of fire. Beautifully done. Scholar

  • Tonights Decision On Friday, July 6, 2007, Tonights Decision (132)By person wrote:

    this feeling.. of being lost in the moment, is so truly felt..

  • A former member wrote: I can't even describe the feelings I get from reading your words.

  • stormtalk On Thursday, June 28, 2007, stormtalk (727)By person wrote:

    you phantasmal bedbug

  • Tania On Thursday, June 28, 2007, Tania (192)By person wrote:

    (Thank you) and reading works like this has been missed :) deep and sensual undertones.. like tainted whispers.love it.

  • carlosjackal On Thursday, June 28, 2007, carlosjackal (2787)By person wrote:

    Mmmmm...erotic hauntings. Heavy weight poetics carefully weighted in minimal choice words. =) -Carl

  • Alanarchy On Wednesday, June 27, 2007, Alanarchy (1168)By person wrote:

    Couldn't help but sense the erotic undertones here. Like sewing lips shut, when words might just get in the way of a good time. "Now this moment is forever." Write the hell on.

  • glasshouse On Wednesday, June 27, 2007, glasshouse (530)By person wrote:

    Short but powerful. I love writes like these. Your words have obviously been chosen carefully. And well. I'll return to this more than once, i'm sure. Well done. --Jes

  • blue On Wednesday, June 27, 2007, blue (1409)By person wrote:

    divine momentary reason. hai. ~b

  • A former member wrote: Well it sure doesn't always take much to make a point. This was like one of those fleeting little moments of enlightenment. Very Nice.

  • A former member wrote: the title reeled me in...short and poignant.Loved it!

  • A former member wrote: o_O Crazy stalker killer you!!!! lol... jk...........josh

  • A former member wrote: "Branding useless the words of tomorrow." A provocative & profound line. "Stained Lips..." is almost horrifying, & perhaps if I read it under a nombre luna llena (i hope my Spanish is accurate here): if I think on it, taste it deeper, perchance it'll...

  • Err0r On Wednesday, June 27, 2007, Err0r (358)By person wrote:

    The littlest words said, mean the most in so many cases. This is one of them. Beautifully Scripted hun.

  • A former member wrote: Short on words, but heavy on meaning and beauty. I love the way the images play across my eyelashes, like forbidden kisses stolen in the darkness of midnight hours. Excellent. ~*Beth*~

  • torn_beauty On Wednesday, June 27, 2007, torn_beauty (77)By person wrote:

    intense. and short.

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