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and so i do

by Desdemona Sinestra


we stop kissing
and it stops raining
whenever he touches me
i want to look at a phone
or at the fog's ghosttails teasing the ground
or through his skin and into his filling
and see it boil and steam
like sulphurous springs
from which i could walk away
without its perfume painting my nostrils
i want to look at everything
that could burn his enamel off my teeth
i want to look up and so i do
the sky's so grey
i should have a flower in my hair

09/13/2009

Posted on 09/13/2009
Copyright © 2024 Desdemona Sinestra

Member Comments on this Poem
Posted by Jo Halliday on 09/13/09 at 06:30 AM

Excellent!

Posted by Joe Cramer on 09/13/09 at 02:51 PM

... this is wonderful.....

Posted by Paul Lastovica on 09/13/09 at 07:29 PM

after all the dark imagery; the last line brought in a shot of color at just the right moment. very nice, yes.

Posted by Tony Whitaker on 09/14/09 at 07:09 AM

Wow. At first this felt like falling through some wet forest and then sunshine fills soul! Great job and welcome to pathetic!

Posted by V. Blake on 11/26/09 at 12:11 AM

Well, with a name like Desdemona Sinestra, I was hoping for somethign dark, and you delivered. This is wonderful. Adding this to my favorites.

Posted by Michael Smith on 01/27/10 at 05:18 AM

Wowwww, this is immersive! Such potent imagery! A perfect POTD, Congrats!

Posted by Therese Elaine on 01/27/10 at 07:12 PM

This is amazing...so utterly visceral, tangible and grim with a dash of devil-may-care and a sense of lighting the match and letting it all burn behind you...love it.

Posted by Amie Golda on 01/28/10 at 02:46 AM

"i want to look at a phone" such a simple line but speaks volumes and leads to lines that get much deeper and deeper and more vivid with each word. A well layered poem indeed. Well done.

Posted by Elizabeth Shaw on 01/28/10 at 03:37 AM

yes, so tight this poem rivets. nice

Posted by Morgan D Hafele on 02/23/11 at 10:49 PM

i love the language in this and the flow. too awesome!

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