Tattered Sails..{Worship at half mast}
By A Velvet Tongue
So..
tomorrow settled in
did it?
you expected something...different?
tattered sails still guide
they're just not..
as pretty
when push comes to shove
is it beauty or brawn
that is up for ransom?
the beginning of the journey
was cosmic
a magical rite
alive
awake
you began to pen
...your enchanted book of shadows
yet crazed winds,..loomed
black and pendulous
wavering on the scale
of fahrenheit
from lava to hail
in half of a heartbeat
no direction
no construction
no division
emotion
...
just
corrupted
erosion
vile
corrosion
heavy it hangs
darkening your door
battering
beating
until its famished knuckles..
bleed out..
your carpet is stained
wee tormented one
do you idle in tantrums
like a lingering touch
dipped in a vat
of erotic tantra
beguiling your naked lover
from their position
behind...
turning to face him
limbs take to dance
yet visions
weave in threats
...of freeze frame
the Mudra
s
c
a
l
d
s
as it crawls
along
the juncture
of your thighs
the dance awakening
rotted flesh
each layer of dermis
courting its epi host
pleasure glazing
icing your brow
as rhythmic hands
rub the repose
from its misleading eyes
your mind
body
and
spirit
fusing
with all
that you've been denied
the sail that has
thus guided you safely
beating upon the mast
forcing it
to a stance
of submission...
upon its knees
upon the flagstaff
no freedom's hue
no insignia of diplomacy
no catechism of faith
only....rust
an appeal shoots out
from behind parched lips
the salt air
stinging your open wounds
as you cry out
your breath ..
suspended
above a whisper...
" baise moi"
does a trembling hand
reach
for a wet corner
the abused sail
coming to life
in the center
of your palm
warming
in your chakras
or do you let
the winds
violent and unforgiving
carry it away
as your
melodic mantra
succumbs
.........fading to grey.....
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*
*
*
why does eternity
have to be forever?
and we ...stuck
in it's tarred fingers
like a fly to sticky paper?
could forever just be
.. a stepping stone
towards another tommorrow
I'll bet that sickly sail ...
....knows a secret or two....
Comments on "Tattered Sails..{Worship at half mast}"
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On Monday, March 31, 2008, Reefer_rave
(139) wrote:
oh i love to read and re-read this... the begginning in particular speaks to me
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On Wednesday, December 26, 2007, Circe Avalon
(115) wrote:
baise moi french for kiss me correct? I loved the poem, and I love how you can insert different languages into your work and they still will have somewhat the same effect even if no one knows what it means.Some mysterious factor. Good work!
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On Wednesday, August 31, 2005, Doc
(143) wrote:
incredible, the allusion was used in a way I could have never dreamed. EXCELLENT write
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On Saturday, June 12, 2004, Anth
(1126) wrote:
utterly breathtaking and compelling throughout, everyword held my total awe, this was as a journey to read, and the ending was beautifully thoughtful
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On Thursday, March 31, 2005, A Velvet Tongue
(434) wrote:
i've been gone a while.,..its good to be back..i've been catching up on your stuff...amzing it is!
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A former member wrote:
'black and pendulous' is the whole mood & rhythm of this splendid poem; a new fav ... very erotic, sensual, mythic beauty; a timeless classic ...
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On Sunday, March 27, 2005, A Velvet Tongue
(434) wrote:
you know you are my favorite poet here..anytime you speak praise of a poem..it makes the author smile in pride..thank you!
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On Saturday, December 6, 2003, Alanarchy
(1168) wrote:
So much talent. you've got a gift, babe! (but you knew that already) Great write!
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On Saturday, December 6, 2003, purr_verse
(1052) wrote:
ohh, this was marvellous... bookmark time is here again... :) purr
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On Saturday, December 6, 2003, KittyStryker
(710) wrote:
well written... sometimes... there's too much mending in a sail for it to be worth doing... sometimes, it can be saved...
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On Saturday, December 6, 2003, A Velvet Tongue
(434) wrote:
ahhh for someone truly hopeless *too much mending* would be something to look forward to though...great thoughts, I'm glad I got ya to think...*hugs*
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On Saturday, December 6, 2003, KittyStryker
(710) wrote:
lol... knowing me... i'm more likely to go down with the ship, drown to the sounds of sirensongs... i don't know when to give up, or how to.