she spoke tangerine.

By Six-Out

she spoke tangerine to me
lips painted a shade too light for the mysteries.
that seep from them. like smoke rings
and the soft songs that she.ever.
so delicately sings.

her voice a cancer- and she's a cigarette that begs.
to be lit. screaming: dying has never been so [beautiful]
and .god.

[I love her passion]


but she hates the way the sky looks.
when the stars play hide and seek- and we sing.
maybe death has always been this beautiful
tragedy just paints it rue.
titian promises- she speaks coral

and bittersweet doesn't define her eyes.
as they speak what we fight to put to words.
she ignites me.

the stars are flickering. I'm breathless.

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© 2006 Jon Rodgers
Published on Wednesday, June 28, 2006.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • A former member wrote: very lovely

  • Electric-Chair On Tuesday, September 11, 2012, Electric-Chair (121)By person wrote:

    Beautiful words Great expression

  • A former member wrote: wow. Simply beautiful! I love the way you use colours to connect feelings.

  • i tremble On Thursday, September 14, 2006, i tremble (29)By person wrote:

    it seems so elegant.

  • Mr King On Thursday, September 7, 2006, Mr King (547)By person wrote:

    you write like a fine 16th Century Italian sculptor

  • A former member wrote: "she ignites me. the stars are flickering. I'm breathless." - Beautiful. No time to grieve stars, when my heart is burning *smiles* x

  • ColdScaredAlone On Saturday, July 22, 2006, ColdScaredAlone (77)By person wrote:

    "she's a cigarette that begs to be lit".. only you could make cigarettes poetic and passionate. I miss you six.

  • slow.burn.star On Wednesday, July 12, 2006, slow.burn.star (84)By person wrote:

    you lull me to to dream, & i taste salt-sea air on the tip of my tongue. muddy oceans longing for a shore, always out of reach. ~tell me again, what it means to love~

  • A former member wrote: Aww! That was absolutely lovely. It made me feel all giggly inside, and fluttery. I guess that's what it's supposed to do then.

  • nightshade On Wednesday, July 12, 2006, nightshade (118)By person wrote:

    i keep trying to talk you into doing a poem together Six but i mean come on I cant get any kudos on anything i write with you because it would be like this piece it would talk all of the beauty and suck it into a picture made of words

  • A former member wrote: no, IM breathless, very very nice

  • Arianna On Monday, July 3, 2006, Arianna (105)By person wrote:

    i told you i liked this... i was wrong. i love it. there's something so beautiful in each line, but my favorite would have to be "and bittersweet doesn't define her eyes". i just love this. ~amy

  • Cattarax On Saturday, July 1, 2006, Cattarax (211)By person wrote:

    Jon ... the things you can do with words ... *ponders* .. what would it be like to be with you in person

  • Sin On Friday, June 30, 2006, Sin (1135)By person wrote:

    goddamn Jon, youre so talented...i bet panties were dropping to these lines all over the world, who couldnt be swept away by these words ~kristy

  • K_Love On Thursday, June 29, 2006, K_Love (525)By person wrote:

    This was like a breath of fresh air. I felt at peace while reading this. Such beauty and delicacy written. Wonderful write.

  • PoeticHellion On Thursday, June 29, 2006, PoeticHellion (191)By person wrote:

    I fail at comments, especially on your poetry, so I'm just going to ask one question: when do we make love?

  • A former member wrote: run away with me, dammit.

  • Six-Out On Thursday, June 29, 2006, Six-Out (1423)By person wrote:

    Where do we meet?

  • A former member wrote: ravishing, breathy eloquence.. the touch on hedonism and dangerous beauty is so poignant and attractive, picturesque tangerine, softly blinding.

  • Alanarchy On Thursday, June 29, 2006, Alanarchy (1168)By person wrote:

    "Her voice a cancer = and she's a cigarette that begs to be lit. Screaming:" That line put a big shit eating grin on my face. Hell yeah, man. Mighty, mighty fine.

  • A former member wrote: i concur with james.. .. a soft repose that simply vibrates with passion.... excellent

  • blue On Thursday, June 29, 2006, blue (1409)By person wrote:

    I love how you always use "she".. you're foolin' noone man.

  • Vicious Pixie On Thursday, June 29, 2006, Vicious Pixie (58)By person wrote:

    Dammit johnny, this is amazing! shorter than most of your work, but impactfull nonetheless...I love it

  • A former member wrote: Heartfelt. This is lovely.

  • BroKen-GlaSSHeArT On Thursday, June 29, 2006, BroKen-GlaSSHeArT (69)By person wrote:

    the imagery is stunning, i am amazed

  • A former member wrote: Almost untouchable. I to am breathless. `Nera

  • virginalnympho On Wednesday, June 28, 2006, virginalnympho (19)By person wrote:

    i like this. a lot.

  • Malice In Wonderland On Wednesday, June 28, 2006, Malice In Wonderland (976)By person wrote:

    I dunno, for a sequel you say turned out badly, I still liked it, it has something special about it that makes me think of better days... Scholar

  • A former member wrote: this is beautiful. i dont know how many times i sighed because i couldn't help but read this over and over again. it's marvelous. wonderful. you're amazing. Scholar

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