Philandering flea..

not for the faint of heart 😉

A flea, a flea, came between you and me

a pesky, philandering flea,
jumped onto, into our marital bed 

stole your maidenhead,
slung there between two lofty peaks 

quaffed left, quaffed right
as I lay prostrate, ignored

a John Doe corpse, stiff, dead

I decree, dam flea, sucked thy blood 

through protracted proboscis, filigree,
its inoculated, analgesic injection

sole cause of my rejection,
oh dearest lady of heavenly form

castigate me not, for that ink blot,
no substitute for human copulation!

What is this flea, compared to me

why interject with a parasitic insect,

physically, I'm tall, chisel jawed,

it's miniscule, bereft of shoulders broad

save for pseudo, phallic phenomenon.. 

"Oh flea, oh flea, why debase, humiliate me?
My honour lost, I bow to thee, your charm, 

charisma, powers of persuasion, I'm surely undone!" 

The Flea by John Donne - Poetry Reading - YouTube

Author's Note

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46467/the-flea

Reviews

[Linda Marie Van Tassell]

Okay, this is a god wink. First, I read and reviewed Fabian, who references John Donne. Now, you. While infused with humor and bawdiness, I find this poem to be rather pleasant. Your language overrides the senses to the point where this is poetic genius. The image chosen to go with the poem is great as well. I can write a poem and spend hours trying to find just the right image and music to compliment it to give the overall effect of what I feel in the poem. I really appreciate this a lot! Great write, Tom.

[Tom]

Indeed, indeed, so thrilled & pleased you associated with the original ' John Donne' poem, bawdiness, I like that, thank you poet Linda 😎

[Linda Marie Van Tassell]

It's my pleasure. :)

[DIVYA]

The flea has become such a symbol of unity here!

I am absolutely not faint hearted dear Tom and I enjoyed this poem!
I read the original poem on Google from the link you provided and I loved your treatment of the subject.
Indeed, though the man's logic is a bit twisted, it's still quite amusing and lends itself to loads of humor and mischief and your poem has so much to offer.

Thank you for another awesome post!

[Tom]

Many thanks Divya, yes, pleased you got the humour here or to use my native vernacular lingo; ' it's just a bitta craic! 😆😆😆

[DIVYA]

It was very different and great to read. You are welcome Tom. 😊