Come Lay Beside Me Please
A Lover's Whisper Heard
Immolating anger sparks hotter
than a pyre, burning brighter with a fire
that smolders deeper than a ruby’s heart,
and shrouds me in its cloud of smoke
I choke, coughing out such vengeful words
that only ever stoke and burn
a rift between us as we suffer through
the aftermath. And yet despite it all
you never fall, nor bend beneath the heat
like a wilted flower pressed beneath the sun’s embrace.
You stand tall, a beacon in the night, so bright,
and beckon me back to your calming shoals.
Come lay beside me please.
My pride seethes at your request,
pacing the cage its been locked within
like a prowling lion seeking to dismember
the first one to surrender as you come closer
with a white flag raised. Roaring louder,
I claw my chest and beat my breast,
refusing to relent when the fire burning
inside feels so right. My pain can only blossom
when the ashes have been spread
and life springs from the deadened battleground,
the hill I died on to make my final stand.
And yet still you whisper, the gentlest breeze
That rustles through the blackened trees and
Clears the air between us.
Come lay beside me please.
Still, I cling to my frustration,
worried to let yet another part of myself go
though it digs its claws in deeper,
and rents a greater part of my soul,
cauterizing wounds sliced open as we
hash out this familiar fight.
I want to be right, but I know I chose
the wrong side. Gutted now and cast
in shadow, my fury’s candle flickers out
and drops me in a cavern, a despair
of my own making, taking me deeper
into guilt and sorrow, yet somehow still
you reach deep down and pull me from
the hollowed ground and whisper
Come lay beside me please.
Emptied out and chilled instead
where once the fire burnt and spread
between us, you pull me in and
hold me close, kiss my cheek,
wipe my tears, calm my fears
and bring to light the smile that
I tried to fight, to bury beneath this petty plight,
now forgotten in a lover’s embrace.
The fire gone, the beast now tamed,
I cast away the guilt and shame
And acquiesce to your request
Come lay beside me please.
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Kelly Robertson
Wrangler of chaos. Creator of more. Writing whatever my heart desires, from fantasy to poetry and more!
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Comments (4)
Loved this. Everything is perfect.
Whoaaaa, your choice of words and imageries were so brilliant! This was so beautifully written! Loved it so much!
Very Nice!
Beautiful poem. Well done.