Xposure ~

kiss me now before you lose your discretion's breath

want to reveal a hush'd whisper to you of darkly hue'd synopsis

it's not peer'd in a sunrise, overcast with the black tide of moons

it's where heart's pulse sank to the depths cursing Hades agility 

a shadowy horse of a furtive crimson view etch'd in gunmetal 

the vile reticent side sketched within the palm of my hand

written long ago, chipped upon pedestals of bare'd iniquity

the only lullaby is spun within crow's clawing soulless caws   

terrifying, they recall your tempest face and conspire within 

gray recoils of mask'd redundancies ferociously passing through

a glance of declination could send you reeling in a frenzied tailspin

each designated way the beast resides sitting 'tween credibility's abduction

swim in the vast ocean perspective's of secret landscapes or

 take my hand and dance in the squalls of obscurity's seascapes

apprehension amidst costly chances in exposure's rejection and denial

Author's Note

Artist ~ Crawfurd Anderson

Reviews

[Tai Ryens]

Searching for a distinct message quite literally hidden in the routine of daily actions and cherry-picking what you know in order to get one, and one that bothers you to no end . . . Or at least that's what I derived from this. Anywho, well done, friend. Keep it up~

[Frieda P]

Those dark cherry picking I'd say Tai, people tend to run from those, thanks muchly...

[Lyn Anderson]

Well, Jack's review kind of made us all go, okay, what could we possibly add to that, so hey, a great piece, as always, and I scanned but nary an apostrophe out of place I found.:)

[Frieda P]

Ha everyone following behind Jack, I'll take the nary an apostrophe out of place compliment, I know that's the highest honor you can bestow! ;-)

[Odysseus Wanders]

Kiss me now, before i tell you of the death place, because after... you won't be here.
They place opposite love. No one stays long.
Is the theme I hear, or feel...
Its beautiful of course, the writing...
Im sure it says more than what I say.

[Frieda P]

Happens in relationships sometimes when we show them who we really are, thanks Terry.

[Shirlena]

This is a mesmerizing write Frieda so smooth filling your head with so many pictures...all kind of movement. I went rushing to the next line. The female seems to be in a hurry to become entwined with a lover and she must have given her such a thrill she files it and wants as many repeat sessions as she can stand. Juicy stuff!

[Frieda P]

Thanks, for your very kind words Shirlena, muchy appreciated.

[A. Amos]

FP this time you nailed it more harder:) this one is seriously powerful and you took me into a different world, from the begining till the end i was lost in the ocean od your words, one of your finest creation my dear. Proud of you very well done.....

[Frieda P]

Wow A. thanks, I love when a poem does that to me, you made my afternoon my friend.

[A. Amos]

just like your afternoon I wish you a great and wonderful life full of happiness and joys. You're always welcome

[Raymond Federle]

Damn it Jack...you took all the really good compliments ..LOL Ohhh Frieda....this is my kind of poem! You have a gothic dark side to you! I'd like to see more of this! I once heard a man say... "You don't know the power of the dark side..." and I said "Well, uhhh yeah, I kinda do..." ohhhh myyyyy this is a keeper

[Frieda P]

Ha you just figure'd out I had a dark side...thanks, coming from your POV and wicked sense of humor, that's quite a compliment !

[m.s.early]

Frieda, you are certainly a master. This one left me reeling spinning into infinity. Every line is perfect.

"a glance of declination could send you reeling in a frenzied tailspin" - how fragile the heart... those trapped in emotional dependency collapse in this rejection, I know I have...

[Frieda P]

You humble me xavier, thanks muchly.

[Rachelle]

No one can beat Frieda, sorceress of words!

[Frieda P]

You're kind sweetbind, thanks so much!

[Angel]

Whew...that piece just touched me deeply. There are no words, my dear friend...magnificent, marvelous, majestic...not good enough.
Fabulous, fantastic...these fall short.
I don't think I've ever read anything else that moved me in quite the way this does.
Now, let poor old Granma catch her breath, child...

[Frieda P]

Holy smokes Angel, you knocked me out with this one, you know funny thing when I was writing this, wasn't sure if I was the only one that could decipher these feelings, odd how we think we're the only ones that feel as such, then someone relates and it's like ahhh I'm not alone. You humble me sweet lady, thanks so much my friend....

[Angel]

You are a tremendous poet, my dear...I'm just a bit jealous...

[Josie E. Cook M. A.]

Nice!
I like the picture, too~
Good pairing...

[Frieda P]

Thanks so much Josie, I finally found the artist's name too..

[Josie E. Cook M. A.]

Oh, that is nice! U r welcome!

[kublakhan27]

You never cease to blow me away with your imagination Mrs.R...I honestly don't know how you do these things. Poets often fall into a trap of wishing they wrote like someone else, but I'd trade my style for yours without hesitation. Amazing work...xo

[Frieda P]

You never cease to blow me away with your praise so we're even Benji ;-) xo

[kublakhan27]

Haha Fair enough ;) xo

[Frieda P]

Although I really shouldn't believe you after that 'nothing special' ;-P

[kublakhan27]

Haha You're going to have fun with that phrase aren't you Mrs.R? ;P

[Frieda P]

Don't you know it Benji ;-)