"Seduction" Tonight's poem at the open mic:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

I swore I’d never go down that road again
But here I am like the drunk at the bar, begging
For one more touch, one more kiss, one more drink at your spring.

It was the spring of eternal loving
And I drank deeply
Now, every cell of my body swims in that spring.
And still I thirst

Those were sunny, loving days
I had no idea where I was going
Could it be
I shouldn’t have opened that door.

But you held out your hand so tenderly
I had no choice
Your name was power
And your love held so much promise

You gave me dreams, dreams that haunt me still
I wake covered in sweat
My heart craters and breaks
My body shakes
I turn and thrash in the bed, looking for release, for comfort

And there is none.

For I have been seduced
By you


© MLC

[SeattleGirl]

1. Excellent, Peggy!

:applause:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. My dear SeattleGirl!

The folks at the open mic tonight thought so too!

Thanks, sweetie...

:hug:

[SeattleGirl]

3. Kudos where kudos are due, my dear Peggy.

:pals:

[seaker]

4. You consistently speak to my heart

Thank you for giving it voice.:loveya:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. My dear seaker!

I am so glad I can do this for you!

Thank you for telling me, sweetie...

:hug:

[Robeson]

6. That's really good Peg....

...I'm starting to feel seduced just reading it...;-)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

7. My dear Robeson...

Uh-oh!

I don't want to get in trouble with your wife!

Glad you enjoyed it, sweetie...

:hug:

[Robeson]

8. Don't worry. I'm having to throw ice on Mrs. Robeson....

...I think it affected her! ;-)

[NYC_SKP]

9. OMG!

You wrote a poem about ME!!!!

:rofl:

:loveya:

Seriously, that is beautifully written and scathingly accurate, in a nice way. :P

[CaliforniaPeggy]

11. My dear NYC_SKP!

I did? Whoa...

I suspect this one applies to most of us after a certain age...

Thank you for your very kind words, sweetie!


:hug:

[Blue_Tires]

10. i bet a lot of lounge lizards are pasting that into a word file

to use for later when spitting game to their SO

[CaliforniaPeggy]

12. My dear Blue_Tires!

Could be!

I believe it describes a universal situation, a universal emotion...

Thanks for coming by!

:hi:

[CreekDog]

13. i like the longer phrasing

very powerful poem. :hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

14. My dear CreekDog!

Blessings on you for kicking my poems, sweetie!

Sometimes the longer phrasing just feels right...

And this time, it sure did.

I felt this one a LOT.

:hi:

[CreekDog]

15. your husband is lucky

very lucky. :hi: