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of Broken Rooms

~for P

{Art: Isolation by Ina Mar (c) Adagp, Paris}

 

There is deep silence here ~

Forlorn-magic once spoke
whispered kisses, your name
crossing my lips, a breath only
against the skin – soft, taut, strong skin
of your neck, arms, chest. In
the dark shadows of broken rooms,
building a home of – destruction first. Then,

building a home of hope of – the sheets were clean,
the warm-blood-wood walls
holding secrets, ours and earlier, generations before us
these walls were closing in on the hearts beating rapid,
percussion, the sounds of fluttering clicking time
in a dark house beside a church. Sacrilegious – passion
burning, life burning  death — in the graveyard
at the edge of a hill – a ghost-memory whispers, soft
edible cries, choking, sobbing – whisper, whisper
of wings. Forlorn-angels once walked

in the soft dew-grass, wet droplets clinging
to porcelain animals, mysteries, dead flowers.
This sweet-heated moisture, muscle, brushing
of skin against skin – the sheets were clean,
destruction, chaos building – building
into ecstasy, into orgasm, into ending.
Our secret,
our bodies – so deliciously warm, wrapped, entwined
in a space of time
where forlorn magical angels sing, wing-beats
lifting our names above the graves.

There is a deep memory here ~

~October, 2011

Artwork: Isolation by Ina Mar (c) Adagp, Paris. Please visit her website at:  http://www.redbubble.com/people/ina-mar/works/6081284-isolation

21 responses to “of Broken Rooms”

  1. Thank you for combining my art with your sensible and sensual poem.
    building a home of hope of – the sheets were clean…
    How beautiful

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  4. Gorgeous imagery. The rhythm of this poem really carried me.

    I love the haunted feel of the beginning and end.

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    1. Thanks to each of you for taking the time to stop by, read, and comment. It’s always interesting to know if and who my poems speak to. Again, you are all appreciated and I try to make it to each of your blogs for reading and commenting as well! Blessings ~Marissa

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  5. amazing poetry. I really like your style, very moving yet not overpowering. I write poetry too and I have picked up a lot from just reading a couple of yours, thanks 🙂

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  6. Wow…definitely one of the best poems I’ve read in a while….great work!

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    1. Thank you so much! I’m glad you enjoyed it:)

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  7. Great post thanks

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  8. This poem is so potent.

    I love it!

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  9. Unbelievable poem. . .hauntingly beautiful with amazing imagery!

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  10. Wow… this is amazing!

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  11. how smart your words show,
    smiles.

    Happy Monday, how are you?

    stopping by to say hello, hope all is well.

    hope to see you back, sharing your talent with us today.
    best regards.

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  12. Beautiful poem. You picked all the right words, and constructed them into a very strong poem. Great job!

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  13. I really enjoyed reading this piece. The imagery is vivid. Plus, the vibe is amazing. Hope to see more soon.

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  14. This is great. But makes me so sad… I broke up just this saturday morning. The memories of that room I won’t see anymore, the smells, the words in my ears, the textures… A beautiful pain…

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  15. Thanks for reading. I’m glad you’re still enjoying my work. Busy lately with all the changes, not very much time to write. Have a wonderful day:)

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  16. Love the way this poem is constructed — the hyphenated words, the dashes the sentences spanning stanzas all control and alter the flow of this wonderful work!

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  17. Oh my !!!!!!!!!!!!! so powerful. yet sensual

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