Monday, January 5, 2009

The Fire



press your lips to mine
let me taste the wine
lingering on your lips

on you, i need to feed
my heart needs to bleed
before eventually it rips

do not turn away
turn into the fray
that is easy for you

what makes you afraid
what is it that has made
this so hard to do

do you not trust
your heart turned to rust
or could it be me

or is it you are afraid
or you wanted to get laid
i really can't see

because i gave you more
than some kind of whore
that's not what you want

so, i had it all wrong
sappy love song
so i continue to hunt


because my heart aches
that i cannot fake
the lingering desire

it may smolder
as i grow older
still within, the fire

-- IR Shackleford

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

Mr. Shackleford? Up so early with your poetry? Do you ever sleep? Were you tossing and turning? Your mind full of...unbridled passion? Thanks for your honesty. Poetry needs that. :)

Anonymous said...

Beautiful, absolutely beautiful.

Anonymous said...

Yes, she was afraid of losing herself to you.

Anonymous said...

Jane & Aurore: TY.

Button: I do not mean this to sound sarcastic in the least but, do you think? I kinda like to think so.

Anonymous said...

It seems that way to me. It's what I would fear...but then I would just take the plunge anyway
:-p

Anonymous said...

Button: hmmm, maybe like me, you have a few self-destructive tendencies. :)

Anonymous said...

Maybe??
LOL! Absolutely!

Anonymous said...

I am having that kind of a day as well...this really touched me in a moment where my heart is sore, thanks for this.

Anonymous said...

We seem to all feel what you are feeling. Been there, done that. Beautiful post :)

Anonymous said...

Wow! I read it multiple times - eloquent and simply beautiful!