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Moontime Girl
by Julie Adams
love kicks my ass again
and again and ...
faithful textbook victim
fall gal returns for more
hungry for war; hungry for pure
of heart
neither pride nor prejudice
can release the cosmic cycle
washing through me internally
bleeding leaking fermenting merlot
it has me drunk; under
middle age
constant as moontime
I suck the marrow of love
from the iridescent bone above--
bind me into submission
faithful 20-something mistress
in star-studded midnight boots
like vampires to blood
sometimes prey falls predator; marauder
flamenco dancing with fate
hunger turns numb
like bruises
and though I flinch
at the touch of love
I cannot relinquish
the possibility
05/11/2003 Author's Note: careful...wet paint! (fresh draft)
Posted on 05/11/2003
Copyright © 2024 Julie Adams
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Rommel Cruz on 05/11/03 at 05:50 AM *sues you for having paint on my shirt* lol nice read |
| Posted by Sarah Brookes on 05/11/03 at 04:55 PM "bleeding leaking fermenting merlot
has me drunk; under
age"
"hunger turns numb
like bruises"
Those phrases just made me shiver at the base of my spine. Lovely. |
| Posted by Lacy D Phillips on 05/14/03 at 04:14 AM "hunger turns numb
like bruises
and though I flinch
at the touch of love
I cannot relinquish
the possibility"
Killer stanza. Just tops. Made my whole frigging day, really. |
| Posted by JD Clay on 06/21/03 at 01:24 PM I was drawn to this piece by the title and was completely absorbed by an amazing tone and texture. Nice read, Jewels.
Peace... |
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