You took my breath away,
Left me gasping for more and more,
The starvation in your eyes hunts me like its prey,
The shifting burden of pain in my core.
Your gaze pierces through me like its a laser,
I am burning up and getting drunk on your lies,
Your touch is tender yet it feels like a taser,
I am falling apart and surviving your lows and highs.
Pull me close or let me go,
Don’t leave me hanging through this fall,
Burn me in your passion or let us blow,
I am a time bomb ready to explode.
You feast on the thought of our ‘Forever’,
It’s incredible how you celebrate our doom with me,
You stab the virtue in its back with your endeavors,
How fortunate you are to have me begging on my knees.
Your soul feeds on my cherry lips,
I am loud in silence and getting your stains off my skin,
Your heart seizes my mortality for it knows the love in my blood can drip,
I am living the best at my worst and the worst at my best for all my sins.
Pull me close or let me go,
Don’t leave me hanging through this fall,
Burn me in your passion or let us blow,
I am a time bomb ready to explode.
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You’re back! Naima, we’ve missed you! And you come back powerfully. This one reads like it should be set to music, with a chorus refrain and all. I’m trying to decide if it’s Pat Benatar, Nancy Wilson, or Natalie Merchant singing this. 😉 Tell the truth… who did you have in your head as you wrote this? I love it. 🙂
Goodness Lace, i have missed your blog myself. The law school did start with a blow leaving me no time for the blog and you know that it is so not easy to blog. It requires time which I didbt have much during the term but with winter break around the corner, i’d have a lot of time to myself for reading and writing :))
Yeah, i wanted it to be more like a song than a poem. I’d give it to Natalie Merchant if I’d have a choice although I have never heard of Nancy Wilson.
And yes, there is a mystery man who will remain a mystery for myself as well. Lol
Thank you for your comment, your feedback is always appreciated.
With love,
-Naima
PS– i read your twitter post and trust you me, twitter is one complication in life lol I will still have to catch up on your blog which I will do soon 🙂
Mystery man, oh my! 🙂 Yep, absolutely school and life must come first. Still, we take what we can get and are always happy to see you. 🙂
Awww Lace, you are such a sweetheart :))
Hugs,
-Naima
For a human being, explosions are better than implosions. Good Writing!
I cannot agree more, i hope you are okay. Thank you for tour feedback :))
Have a good day.
-Naima
A very emotionally stimulating piece, Naima. Enjoyed reading. So good to see you back among us. 🙂
Thank you for leaving me your feedback, it is alwaya appreciated 🙂
Kind Regards,
-Naima
[ Smiles ] Beautiful.
Thank you Renard 🙂 i hope you are doing good.
Kind Regards,
-Naima
[ Smiles ] You are welcome, I am doing quite well.
Have a great week, Naima.
Good to know that, Renard. You have a great week too.
-Naima
How powerful! Absolutely loved this piece and I can imagine having on replay all day if it was a song!
Keep writing!
Nadine
Awww Nadine; Thank you for your confidence in the song lol
Take care and thank you for reading.
-Naima