Two poems for this week’s challenge…
Lust and Denial
the
pain is
exquisite
so say lovers
who have felt its nip
the excruciating,
throbbing burn of raw desire
for the flesh is truly weak you know
it drives us mad if we ignore it
just a taste of honey’s enough
convincing our denial
consoled by pleasantries
gluttony and lies
avoiding pain
hurts us less
so we
think
~kat
(58 Words in the form of a Reverse/Standard Double Nonet)
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Inked
sterile setting on acid
grunge rock slamming my
eardrums, drone of the
needle pulsing into
my exposed flesh
independence
personified in body art
the pain is exquisite
forever inked, I am
free, conventional
conformation be damned
~kat
(38 Words – Free Verse)
Both pieces are for MLMM or Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Sunday Writing Prompt: use the line: The pain is exquisite, with no alterations, but anywhere in your piece, AND – however you choose to explore the topic of pain, you must include a counter-effect, balancing/opposite/silver lining, of some type, in your piece as well.
like mercury colliding... 