never date a poet

i should take my own advice

in your poetry you wash beauty

over curvaceous female bodies, 

and guild their public transport depression

with romantical addictions, 

hot messy hair and over sized clothing. 

you light their pain ridden eyes

with moonlight and trick their loneliness

into an impetuous love story. 

yet here i am right next to you, 

sitting beneath the weight of your arm around me:

you trace your nails across my back

and i feel it burn instead of caress 

you kiss me and bite my lip

to draw blood instead of seduce

you hold me tightly around the ribs

to break instead of protect

you look at me with sad eyes

your poetic mind swirling and concaving

behind your teeth, 

and i feel like the already dead and bloody

carcass of roadkill being further torn apart

and deformed by austere rubber tires against gravel. 

i wish you loved me like the characters

that flow from the tip of your pen. 

Reviews

[Girl Friday (Sarah W.)]

I wish that I could take your advice as well... It seems a beautiful thing, to be with someone who has such a creative and beautiful poetic mind, but sometimes we find that there are more demons than light, and that the "subjects" of his/her poetry are actually more important than we are. Again, i have written about this..."A Poet's Farewell" is one that I wrote recently about one of my poetic dating transgressions...lol Perhaps you would appreciate it.

I wish you loved me like the characters
that flow from the tip of your pen. -- Truly feel you here...completely and fully.

This is a fabulous write...I'm very impressed.

[Dana Alsamsam]

wow thank you so much! i'm truly flattered that a writer as great as yourself enjoys my writing. i definitely plan to stop by and reciprocate in terms of reviews :) here's to hoping that we find someone who holds us more importantly than characters...

[Girl Friday (Sarah W.)]

Anytime...I truly enjoy your style. It reminds me a lot of my own in terms of content, concept, etc. I'm humbled you think me great...thank you.

[Mark]

Being online for so long, I've learned that many of us are two people, the person who writes and the person who talks. Sometimes, one of them is not as nice as the other. A sad write, but please don't be quick to judge all poets on one experience. :)

[Dana Alsamsam]

ah yes the title was determined in the midst of my frustration as i'm guessing you could probably tell. i will probably end up with an artist of some sort in the end! thank you for stopping by and giving me a read :)

[Frieda P]

I've never dated a poet, but I don't think someone else could deal with my poetry on that type of intimate level either, I think our words are an extension of who and what we are, sometimes secrets that we share with strangers on our pages but too close for comfort with a significant other, to let someone in that knows us so up close and personal is scary stuff. Love this one Dana.

[Dana Alsamsam]

the dynamic between two writers is very interesting and difficult, but it is hard to help who i fall for. thank you so much for your review and kind words!

[Richard]

Dana ... can I possibly talk to you. .. just like talk to you?

[Dana Alsamsam]

yes. message me

[The Nude Writer]

Wow.. this is very powerful poetry!
You really put so much emotion into this one :) Love it!

[Dana Alsamsam]

thank you so much for stopping by and giving me a read :)

[Tomahawk Joe]

intense an emotional roller coaster

[Chris]

We don't choose whom we love, just whom we like - sigh. Sometimes it's the art loved and not the artist. The flow of your thoughts held emotion and clarity.

[Dana Alsamsam]

thanks for stopping by and giving me a read!

[Chris]

The truth in the story held me Dana... tightly.

[Brianna Brie]

This is a creative piece. I like how you talk about the poetry world verses real life with a poet. The last two lines were masterful. Kudos!

[Dana Alsamsam]

thank you so much for stopping by and giving me a read!

[Akshat♥]

Never date a poet..LOL :D
I loved the last two lines..just wow ;)
Amazing writing!!
No complaints :D
Keep writing!!

[Dana Alsamsam]

thank you so much for stopping by and giving me a read!

[Akshat♥]

You are welcome..try to read my stuff :)

[Jack...]

Wow, this sure does make me look in the mirror and wonder...

I loved this, seems like it should be the other way around, but poets are just people too I suppose. I can tell you this, your poem will follow me for some time. Very nicely done.

[Dana Alsamsam]

thank you so much! that means a whole lot that my words were able to reach you on a personal level :)