Steam - Respite In the Essence of Air

She watches in pleasure as you push away all............

She filled your air pretending to be life-giving water
Now you know that she is fire
Clouding your vision of the world around you
She traded your dreams for her desires

She watched with pleasure as you pushed away all
To give her your undivided attention
Finding fault in every move that you made
Leaving you with no honorable mention

Her warmth and beauty holds you under her spell
Stubbornly calling your thirst benign
For what now seems like forever a day and a year
Yet,  of her life-giving water there is no sign

Now you find yourself longingly staring into the air
Seeking a tall cool glass of respite
To quench your thirst and refresh your dry spirit
Restoring your dreams to your sight

Continue seeking life-giving water with great patience
Breathe in with the utmost vigilant care
In a vessel of a warrior fearless and wise
You will find respite…………
In the essence of air

Author's Note

not everything that is beautiful to the eye has your best interest at heart

Reviews

[Veronica Chandler]

Ahhh... Such a powerful message in this one Neva; one we would all do well to learn. All that sparkles is certainly not gold. You wrote this with such a perfect portrayal from the Vileness' perspective. I could almost here her utter "Muahahaha" under her breath as she bleed him dry; even taking great joy as he forsake all else for her emptiness.
Brilliant!

[Neva Flores Smith - Changefulstorm]

Thank you Veronica, I had forgotten about this one

[Veronica Chandler]

I am reviewing from the last page of my RR's to current, unless something on the live feed grabs my attention. This one was a pleasure.

[kdpgrahi]

Yes often we feel the desperations like this Neva, well done.

[Alicia Hirshey]

This is amazing. Although I had a hard time decoding it at first. What a great write.

[Pebbles]

As real love gives and does not take from us we should never loose our dreams, our friends or our beliefs for anyone ... and if they loved us they would never expect it so ..beautiful as ever my friend x

[Audrey Howitt]

Ah, don't I know this life lesson well. As I was reading I thought on past relationships that left me thirsty. Beautiful Neva!

[brenda]

i love this !!! this is beautiful !!!!

[Robin]

relationships built on pedestals are destined to fall , poetic insight into the foolishness along the path to what love truly is ..

[Rene Velez]

yes it's true, no one should chose a love so unbalanced, nice poem Neva

[FamaSemperVivat]

So very true, you once again show a mastery at creating a well formed masterpiece, and bring the reader into the story in ways I have found few capable of. I am humbled by the depth your poem reaches my soul.

[∂αʌ<..]

aaah...all that glitters isnt gold!

She traded your dreams for her desires
wonderful poem...your essence for metaphor, i would say, is beautifully exquisite!
great piece!

[Michael X]

I love the way you create a romantic dreamscape, the way you capture the absolute feels like a feather brushing against the heart, this is heightened beauty, your words are essense of the poetic winds