We Poets Bleed Deeper

We are just mere vessels
that poetry flows through

Poetry is my Mistress and I her poor slave
she loves to use me for her nefarious intentions
by way of ink blood tears and cum
she flows through me
and poetry
rewrites
my fluid
soul

She is a mighty beast ~ that poetry
when she takes over we are lost
to the words verbs and the
adjectives of the soul

And yet...

When poetry
isn't in our veins
burning singing
and clawing through

We beg and cry and b***h and whine
For another taste of her heroine

Addicted is an understatement

We beg poetry
to kill us

And rebirth us
to live immortal on the page

We poets bleed deeper

With a pulsating rhythm
of heated words

Static charged
sparks of thought
cling to the end
of my tongue

We devour the essence
of ones parted thoughts

We thrust into the depth
of the human soul

Poets bleed deeper

She is perpetually here ~ that poetry
Her blood reeks with the scent
of ingenuity

Pure and adulterated
there is no right or wrong
only write

But when poetry is absent
the words evade us
the thoughts spiral
and we can’t grasp one

Just

One

We scream in frustration
and strangle the pens
and in our vain attempts
at pouring our souls
onto the page that will forever
hold the secrets captive

She will show herself
devour our spiraling thoughts
and one by one return them
spitting them in our faces

Until we cave
under her pressure
finally we are
complete
with poetry

Our blood is
indecipherable
from ink

We flow as one

You see

We poets
bleed deeper

Author's Note

This is a collab with http://www.writerscafe.org/MadalynBeck

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

"Poetry is my Mistress and I her poor slave
she loves to use me for her nefarious intentions"
Writers depend on the words. The above lines are true. Complete poem told a true story. Some of us must write. Thank you for sharing the outstanding poetry.
Coyote

[Patricia]

This is wonderful and all so very very true. Very strong write and reminds me of best friends style and she blows me away with bold and honest writes and this is every bit as bold and beautiful but with your own styles. A great collab and great write!

[Caradoc]

This is amazing.

My hats off to you two on this most excellent collaboration. It reminds me of a line from a favorite song of mine.

"So I know, I can't write these storylines without you, Lady pain..." -The Misery, Sonata Arctica

Well done.

-Caradoc

[Konigin]

Simply stunning, beautiful, perfect... Everyone who has ever lived needs to read this piece of art. I am in total awe. :0 Bravo. ^.^

[Jennie Baron]

This is breathtaking! I'm privileged you two shared it with me. Not only is it VERY articulately and powerfully worded, something about the placement of short centered lines makes me sit up and take notice of the words...And it expresses a feeling I know so well. I may be primarily a fiction writer but I love to learn from poetry and this was a good lesson.

[Samantha ~virginpoet]

Thank you ... I use short lines and placement of words to make an impact and poetry is not just what is written it is how it is visual

[Madalyn Beck]

Thank you, Jennie! I'm happy this write has touched you and made you take notice! You are very kind, my dear! xo (:

[TheSecretWriter]

Wow...What a deep poem, I mean there's no actual rhyme but it still "flows"- it is very easy to read. You wrote about the truth of writing and I liked how you described the Poetry as someone we all depend on, as someone we can't escape from.
It is a really good poem.
LG (regards) The Secret Writer

[Vidya Bacchus]

This is beautiful you two. Every line drips of your passion for your art.Truly great :)

[Natalie Dieudonne]

Wow! This is truly an amazing piece.
Great work ladies!

[John Ryan]

i really love this
you to should right more together.

really really great job!!!

[Lyn Anderson]

This is a great collaboration and a wonderful description/personification of poetry.