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Calculated Contradictions
by Frank LeeI've been sober now,
for three weeks.
I sit and sigh,
as my temptress speaks.
she smiles and slurs,
and hisses and purrs.
I pay attention
to my nerves.
I'm over lust,
i'm beyond desire.
Somehow somewhere it lost its fire.
I've been lonely now,
for three weeks.
I shake and tremble, feel unique.
she smiles and slurs,
and hisses and purrs.
I pay attention
to my nerves.
My head is tired,
and my feet are numb,
I wonder how i did succomb.
I'm over lust,
i'm beyond desire.
Somehow somewhere it lost its fire.
The drugs are strong,
but they never last.
I come down way too fast.
My temptress speaks,
and I sit and sigh,
I try too hard to get by.
she smiles and slurs,
and hisses and purs.
I pay attention to my nerves. 03/09/2007 Author's Note: to the chord of g.
Posted on 03/10/2007
Copyright © 2024 Frank Lee
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Gabriel Ricard on 03/10/07 at 04:23 AM I love this, the language, the imagery. It clicks wonderfully, and it just brings a really great scene to life. My only suggestion, and it's a small one, is to break up that first stanza and give that third line its own stanza. But that's just me being nit-picky. Great work. |
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