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Witchcraft {The Power of Words}
by Richard PaezWitchcraft {The Power of Words}
The ache in me I cannot name –
for granting names gives power:
I bequeath you,
and so I christen you,
I baptize you
in the spoken word,
the thought made verbal,
can never be un-spoken.
The ache in me I cannot share –
for once given, it can’t be taken back:
I conceive you,
and so empower you,
I enliven you
in the spoken word
the thought made visceral
is the caress unretractable.
Oh, I know I should compose myself
but I’d rather compose you –
breathe a little life in you
so you’ll breathe a little into me.
Oh, I know I should draw the line,
but I’d much rather cross it –
penetrate perimeters artificially imposed
revel unrepentant in inertia.
Oh, I know I should bite my tongue
but I need to know the taste of yours –
here and we're again engendered,
engaged, engorged at the prospect of
one touch, one taste, one consummation
(And here I am, alive
at the end of worlds,
and all I can do is rejoice
for what I do have –
not lament what I don’t.
And here I’ve been living
one day at a time
for so many days at a time
that I can handle this –
please don’t pull away.
Don’t think I deserve something “better” –
this is better than anything I’ve ever deserved.) 03/19/2011 Posted on 03/19/2011
Copyright © 2024 Richard Paez
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Charlie Morgan on 03/19/11 at 05:35 PM ...richard, a delightful pome[sic]. w/o the title being so connotative, i.e. the general public, it is a poetic address to one who is monumentally important that it is strong.[btw i didn't miss the 'power of words' i believe that, no sales' pitch needed. a well-expressed work. |
| Posted by George Hoerner on 03/19/11 at 05:37 PM A very nice write Richard! |
| Posted by Quentin S Clingerman on 07/21/11 at 10:04 PM Hmmmm witchcraft? Maybe? You surely eloquently express the power of words! |
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