This is Longing

By Stranger

You are the naked princess upon the bed
Your serpentine spine challenging me to be a hero, a villain
I am the clock upon your nightstand
Counting time until your lover departs

You are the siren cricket
Your thighs calling out into the night
I am the night itself
With only ears; without a mouth

You are the stars at midnight
Guiding sailors to their dreams
I am an old, blind mariner
Adrift on a sea with no horizon

You are the woodland nymph
Seducing travelers, lost and weary
I am the watching, forest tree, a witch's curse
My protests, rustling leaves and creaking bark

You are hunger, heat and aching
You are imagination and fantasy and desire
I am the stranger waiting outside your door
My fingers, mute words becoming dust as I touch you in the dark

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Published on Thursday, March 22, 2007. Filed under: "Poetry"

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Comments on "This is Longing"

A former member wrote: Amazing piece.. Tantalizing and romantic words.. Without falling fall in vulgarity like many others "writings" that I've read before.. Great work! :)
On Saturday, May 9, 2009, Mylissa (825) wrote:

take me now.
On Saturday, May 9, 2009, The Zebra Warrior (1495) wrote:

lol! No mincing of words necessary huh?
On Sunday, May 10, 2009, Mylissa (825) wrote:

straight to the point on this one aren't I? LOLOL
On Tuesday, March 31, 2009, Carmina Gitana (149) wrote:

Came back to this for some reason. (I like to re-read your stuff.) It just totally reminded me of Cohen's "Is This What You Wanted." You ever hear that one? It's pretty amazing.
On Tuesday, March 31, 2009, Stranger (263) wrote:

"Is This What You Wanted" was one of my favorite songs. I lost the CD years ago. Thank you for reminding me of it.
On Saturday, May 19, 2007, Sin (1135) wrote:

I agree with Carmina the cricket verse is wonderful. The entire write is vivid and creates a smokey sexuality that I couldnt help losing myself in...indeed you should post more ~kristy
On Tuesday, April 17, 2007, Jonas (715) wrote:

happy to find a recent poem here! hello! beautiful work as always.
On Monday, April 2, 2007, Bella Butchery (696) wrote:

you should post more often for sure
On Saturday, March 24, 2007, Aurora_Light (472) wrote:

a truely well writen work i've missed the way your words seem to creep into my mind and create images of dark beauty
On Thursday, March 22, 2007, Carmina Gitana (149) wrote:

Hurray, Stranger's really back! :) (takes 2 to make me believe it) Intense and palpably sexy as always. Love the metaphor of the clock, and the comparison to the cricket is beautiful and very clever. Overall, it doesn't merely describe longing - it evokes
On Thursday, March 22, 2007, Carmina Gitana (149) wrote:

it.
On Thursday, March 22, 2007, Dark Nymph (24) wrote:

Ooo interesting! "My fingers, mute words becoming dust as I touch you in the dark" Hello =D Well done