The Chalice

The Chalice

You handed me the bitter poison of regret

and I am the one who has to get over it.

Like a fool I drank long from the chalice of hope.

Such heady mead that my heart spun my head

until all I could see were angels.

Dancing visions in my waking dream

that turned cruelly into no more than delusions;

beliefs that turned out to be false.

I believed in you,

in your purity,

in your majesty,

in the magic of us,

our bodies united

with the full flavours of lust,

sticky sweet like honey.

I believed in the joy,

of waking with you,

of walking with you,

of looking into your eyes,

of the passion I held for you

and of you spread before me,

 wanting me to fill you till you erupted.

And now I must dilute these memories

So that I may wash the acid pain from my skin.

 

19^th July 2010

Reviews

[New Dawn]

How often we berate ourselves for loving with impunity, but surely anything less would not be worth our while. beautiful descriptive poetry that drips like honey from the tongue.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Wow a lovely compliment! many thanks

[Lost in Wonderland]

"You handed me the bitter poison of regret
and I am the one who has to get over it.
Like a fool I drank long from the chalice of hope.
Such heady mead that my heart spun my head
until all I could see were angels.
Dancing visions in my waking dream
that turned cruelly into no more than delusions;
beliefs that turned out to be false."

[Lost in Wonderland]

^^ I can understand that. Beautiful poem with great emotions of hurt, confusion, betrayal and regret. I loved it! Very well done! and I liked the shape too;)
God Bless
~Mickey

[John Alexander McFadyen]

I wish I had a name for you but for now it has to be Alice! Anyway thank you soooo much for such a nice review! Then shape was merely coincidental-Honest!!

[Lost in Wonderland]

Really? That makes it even cooler! Haha and no problem at all:)

[John Alexander McFadyen]

And still no name lady of mystery? maybe the shape makes it spiritual?

[Lost in Wonderland]

Perhaps, and sorry: My name is Mickey:)

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Mickey as in Mouse?

[Lost in Wonderland]

Yes but it's a nick name since I don't really care for my real name

[John Alexander McFadyen]

So pray let me be the judge?

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Surname? what about the first name?

[Lost in Wonderland]

That is the first haha... You see why I may want change it

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Wow some background would be good.

[Lost in Wonderland]

Background? Like what kind of background?

[John Alexander McFadyen]

How you werte given the name etc

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Who I am looking at would be even better!

[Lost in Wonderland]

Oh well my parents just kind of decided they liked that name, nothing special:)

[Lost in Wonderland]

Well actually my dad saw it on a movie credit and they they thought it sounded like a family name, though it's not

[Lost in Wonderland]

And I'm not sure how to answer your 2nd request haha, sorry!

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Try a photograph!

[Lost in Wonderland]

Oh haha, well I don't generally put photos of myself on here, but on my blog I have a link to a video where people can see what I look like

[John Alexander McFadyen]

How do I get to your blog?

[Lost in Wonderland]

If you go to my profile, one of the tabs you can click on should say "blog"

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Amazing song sung by a very special young woman. You have a talent. I take it you are at Uni?

[Lost in Wonderland]

Thank you very much:) and no, but soon

[John Alexander McFadyen]

My daughter is about to enter her final year of a four year course. I love to see young people blossom and ran a youth club for three years wher we also supported young bands-awsome experience.

[Lost in Wonderland]

That's cool!

[Yheela]

Beautiful, in form and content.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

It just made me cry reading it again.............Thank you Yheela

[Heather]

I love how this poem LOOKS like a Chalice. Very descriptive and well done

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Thank you Heather. The challice was purely a quirk of fate. Not at all by design!

[Lily Mae]

To many know this pain.. you've penned it very well.. Hopefully love soothed the burn...x

[John Alexander McFadyen]

No love deserted moi!

[Lily Mae]

Ah.. I will burn with you then.. my acid still sits in pools :/

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Then melt into my hope and let our souls be one!

[Lily Mae]

Oh the trouble we could make.. :) xo

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Then enter this war and show your steal and take your prize to the alter of satisfaction!

[Lily Mae]

Oh sounds like a sacrifice.. what shall I not wear ?? hahaha

[John Alexander McFadyen]

it does not matter as It will be pleasure to peal away the layers of doubt!

[Lisa Ring]

And this is shaped like a chalice to be framed and hung. Beautiful thoughts of pain. I can relate to the bittersweet.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

That was circumstantial and I only noticed it afer I wrote it. Thanks Lisa as always!