manifestations of love
for Poppy's Prompts | #4
strawberry stains your honeyed cheeks
sabotaging my virtuous intentions,
just the silhouette of your delicate form
highjacks my thoughts, my clever ambitions.
i'm consumed with catching your seductive smile
in the thin glass wall spanning between.
our worlds may be fathoms and oceans apart, but
oh how i long for us to --->c o l l - i d e<--- at the seam.
i'm possessed, no, mad with the endless need
for your guileless eyes to see more than opaque reflection.
i'm begging you to let go, to be freed,
to stop viewing this as one-sided obsession.
until then i'll be your unobserved witness,
a paparazzo patiently stalking your steps,
seeking ways to turn this glass prison to sand,
and allow me to woo and impress.
some might sway you to thinking i'm toxic and tainted,
that what i feel for you is a sick sort of passion.
yet isn't it love in its deepest expression
when i'd kill for your undying attraction?
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Thank you for reading! This was written for Poppy's fabulous prompt series (#4) which you can read about in the link below. I used 3 of the words: strawberry, glass, and sabotage (ing).
And here is my own unofficial challenge, if anyone would like to participate. It closes April 17th :)
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Congrats on Top Story!🥳🥳🥳
Congrats on TS. Loved the drawing at the top and the poem, especially the middle and ....then the ending!
nice work, congratulations!
Yippee Poppy! Great TS! Go, Poppy's Prompts April!
" honeyed <insert anything> " always gets me ❤️
Always delivering masterpieces. Congrats on this top story
Oh! I feel like I have glimpsed a lust-filled novel in the making! ❤️ Congratulations!
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Incredible piece! Congrats on top story!! 💌
verry good
What an amazing piece here!!!
Back to say congratulations on your Top Story! 🎉💖🎊🎉💖🎊
Oooooo! This is great!! Kind of at a loss for words... the best thing I can say is congrats on Top Story, great work girl!!!
Heather I am glad this got noticed. Once again you are amazing Congratulations
Holy Moly! 6 days and I'm just seeing this work of art today? Amazing piece, and congratulations!
Oh wow, how did I miss this? This is exceptional. I'd say you're on fire, Ms Hublernotthetelescope, but we both know that's not a momentary thing! Well done on Top Story too! Deserved! findamnfin
Very elegant and very well written piece with deep emotions, congratulations on your top story
Congrats on the TS, you beautiful, brilliant Empress.
Omg this is a masterpiece. I adore everything, including the title and image. This has got to be one of my new favourites of yours. Every single line is perfect
Which is more dangerous: this kind of obsession or one that is requited? Neither or either: it is the one which finds expression. Nicely done, Heather, allowing what begins sounding like simple attraction to grown into deadly obsession.
Woah. So much passion in this one. I could feel the obsessive yearning in each stanza. <3
Wow!!! Nailed it with that last line!!!💕❤️❤️
Neat-o my friend! Loved the line likening to the paps! 👏😄
Really enjoyed this! Relatable to everyone with an emotion at some point of their life, if not continually....... bravo 👏👏