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the Hunger
by Michele Schottelkorb
she keeps them (her loves)
above the landing (her demise)
in her makeshift necropolis
sepulchre filled with her undead lovers
rotting flesh and bone and spirit
with only thoughts for company
(and occasional visions, of her)
below, the pianist dreams
of paramours in righteous attire
not a glimpse of the accelerated age
that ascends upon the gentleman
he devours her mouth whole
she observes (pursues) with hawk peepers
hunting with the hunger
daggers delight in bloodshed
the female she seeks
stronger than her
stepping softly between sheets and breasts and fleshy napes
as the catafalques groan
welcoming him here
(forever?
forever
)
but you said
(but, i lied)
carrying him to his unsolicited grave
she shuts the lid on a thousand eras
and spins around to accost her fate (the landing), her demise
(as the catafalques groan {and grin
revenge is sweet
but you said forever, and you lied}
welcoming her here)
later,
the female lights a cigarette
combs her fingertips through her mane
satiated with her commencing reign
the hunger
her hunger
04/11/2004 Author's Note: this is inspired completely by a film called "the Hunger"... Catherine Deneuve, David Bowie and Susan Sarandon are the title characters and it is a movie that has both haunted and intrigued me for many years... this poem is written for my love of this film... it also gave me a chance to write outside of my normal "journal poetry" and delve into using my vocabulary a little more... if you have not seen this film and enjoy dark, seductive, vampyric things, it is a must see... plus, the "eye-candy" array of actors is a plus too *smile*
Posted on 04/11/2004
Copyright © 2025 Michele Schottelkorb
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Maureen Glaude on 04/11/04 at 02:59 PM oh, that promise of forever. I guess sometimes the sentiment is there at the time, but it hurts when forever turns out to be much briefer. Beautiful work, Michele. |
| Posted by JD Clay on 04/11/04 at 10:08 PM A curious combination of thoughts and visualizations streaming from this cloaked, macabre piece. I'd say you've done the movie justice, Michele. Very stylish stuff!
Pe4ce... |
| Posted by Graeme Fielden on 04/12/04 at 01:40 AM a most interesting piece of writing Michele. Abstract and complex in concept, language, style and form...yet it all comes together - very cool ;) |
| Posted by Leslie Ann Eisenberg on 04/12/04 at 06:17 AM i too am a fan of this film, and it's images have haunted me for the last 12 years. to the artist's eye, it is a stunning, ripe feast, and you have perfectly captured the emotional complexity of deneuve's character, and beatifully laid out the major scenes in reverse chronology. brava! |
| Posted by Chris Sorrenti on 04/12/04 at 06:42 PM Accurate poetic reflection Michele of one of my favorite vampire movies too. Have you ever seen Catherine Deneuve in the 1965 film Repulsion (Roman Polanski)? |
| Posted by Dana E Brossard on 04/14/04 at 10:03 PM oooooh. Very nice =) |
| Posted by Jeanne Marie Hoffman on 04/15/04 at 06:45 PM Not only does your scene set the mood, but also your words. "stepping softly between sheets and breasts and fleshy napes" Those sounds are brilliant. They arent as obviously as continual alliteration, yet the ssss sound continues through most the words. |
| Posted by Max Bouillet on 04/16/04 at 01:07 AM There is a dark haunting beauty to the word choice in this piece. To me, the words evoke strong emotions like invitations from an off-center world. Thanks for sharing this. |
| Posted by Philip F De Pinto on 10/06/04 at 01:03 PM there are no reactions to such efforts as this, but to be admired. who could not warm to this gem. all other stones are surely green with envy. |
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