Ardor woolgathering

Drunk on bliss
we waft like smoke on water,
featherlight hearts intertwining,

igniting in fiery magenta and tangerine passion.

Willfully blind,
we pray our claims will have a semblance of authenticity,
but we're just glowing embers being stoked by cupid’s cold steel arrow,
a pair of unwelcomed gifts in the scrutinized aftermath of a distant future.

 

Naivety green lighted,

we walk barefoot on this glass shard strewn road called love,

fearless and driven by impulses impossible to think through

while gluttonous lust leaves cancerous bruises only time’s ointment can heal.

 

Hopefulness laced with skepticism our inevitable downfall

we clasp hands and kiss anyway,

affectionately imparting these flaws on the pearls of our wisdom,

racing to embrace this double-edged joy of being human.

 

Reviews

[Jason]

I enjoyed this piece very much. You have a way with doing so much with so very few words. I thought it interesting how you described love in all its phases from its first moements of Bliss to its last moements.


"

Hopefulness laced with skepticism our inevitable downfall

we clasp hands and kiss anyway,

affectionately imparting these flaws on the pearls of our wisdom,

racing to embrace this double-edged joy of being human."


Thanks

[Brjden (Bridge-Den) Cre..]

BRAVO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I wish I had your words!!!! I'm not as creative with my adjectives! But about the poem; very fascinating and thought provoking!

"but we're just glowing embers being stoked by cupid's cold steel arrow,
a pair of unwelcomed gifts in the scrutinized aftermath of a distant future.
Naivety green lighted,
we walk barefoot on this glass shard strewn road called love,..."

I love this part and I love this piece. Very emotional and direct without losing it's intelligence or "Shard Collection of Impossible Metaphors"! Brilliant!

[Frank F. Atanacio]

enjoyable read, well penned I like the way you formulated the words which gives it authenticity, very nice piece to feature :)