Saturday 26 November 2011

Muse

growing 
itch in my hand
tingling spark 
                   along 
                          spine

ignoring  
unbearable clicking,
slowly
          strangling 
                        throat 


until i feel like  
hollowed well,
dirt on 
          spitted 
                     ground   

one cold night,
i run until 
forest trees   
                strip 
                       bearings


sharp tongues of crows
bite pale lips  


pointed claws of tiger 
scrape smooth skin 


bare and free, 
fire in my belly,
spilling
          guts  
                 blank page   







Posted for D'verse Poets Pub - Wild hosted by Mark Kerstetter.  I enjoy writing under "another face", and letting my muse have a "run".  Writing balances my life as my job is analytical and very technical.  If I don't write, I think I will go crazy like the animals in the zoo.      

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24 comments:

  1. Brian Miller26 November 2011 at 17:13

    whew you got a wild muse...smiles...but sometimes it is that disemboweling process that poetry or writing takes in its birth...

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  2. Anonymous26 November 2011 at 17:38

    Excellent relinqushing of yourself to wild inspriration!!! The predatory and the poor prey... Very well done!

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  3. siggiofmaine26 November 2011 at 17:50

    WoW.
    Impressive.
    Great word choices for your images.

    Thanks
    Peace,
    Siggi in Downeast Maine

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  4. Anonymous26 November 2011 at 18:01

    very nice powerful imagery

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  5. Unknown26 November 2011 at 18:26

    Packs a punch ....cool pic too

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  6. Daydreamertoo26 November 2011 at 18:30

    Well, there's another type of wild.. wild abandon... Phewww
    Great write!

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  7. Anonymous26 November 2011 at 19:46

    I love your style you've got these words spilling on to the page. Well done!

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  8. Mark Kerstetter26 November 2011 at 20:03

    I thought of a Lou Reed lyric when I read this:

    'I wore my teeth in my hand so I could mess the hair of the night.'

    Your muse is sharp, raw and stinging in this one - hey, whatever works!

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  9. Mary26 November 2011 at 20:50

    I like what resulted when your muse had a wild run. Kudos to you for letting your muse run free!

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  10. Pat Hatt26 November 2011 at 22:14

    That muse sure ran wild and then some, tigers, crows and guts oh my..haha

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  11. Anonymous26 November 2011 at 22:37

    Very cool close--I love the move from fire in belly to spilling guts==K.

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  12. Laurie Kolp26 November 2011 at 22:48

    Muses can be like that sometimes. Grrr.

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  13. Lydia27 November 2011 at 03:48

    You have a wild and free muse, most definitely! It was fantastic to meet her via this post. The two of you are coexisting beautifully these days, I must say.

    (looks like an interesting dVerse prompt...don't know if I can do one this weekend, tho')

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  14. Claudia27 November 2011 at 04:30

    smiles..muses can be just like that sometimes...and that's what makes writing such an adventure..

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  15. James Rainsford27 November 2011 at 08:19

    Seductive, engaging, and dangerous as usual. What a powerful trio of temptation. Loved it!

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  16. Anonymous27 November 2011 at 09:59

    ah,the ever elusive muse....well done :)

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  17. Anonymous27 November 2011 at 11:35

    "Wild abandon" came to mind while reading this--the name of my poem. I love the freedom felt by this muse.

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  18. ashok27 November 2011 at 11:35

    u've got style...

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  19. Luke Prater27 November 2011 at 13:27

    I think this is a fine piece. The space to breathe and crafted formatting are much appreciated. It empowers your theme/Narrative thrust

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  20. Kerry O'Connor27 November 2011 at 14:02

    Heaven, you surely know how to fill a blank page with wildly sensuous words and images. This is a beauty!

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  21. Dulçe ♥27 November 2011 at 14:42

    pointed claws of tiger
    scrape smooth skin...
    That must hurt, yet so sweet a pain
    Great one, Heaven

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  22. ✿27 November 2011 at 20:43

    "bare and free,
    fire in my belly,
    spilling
    guts
    blank page"


    Um, have I mentioned lately that you rule the world? Awesome, girl. :)

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  23. Robert Gibson: PWES Editor29 November 2011 at 14:22

    GOD this is one of my favourite pieces of poetry .... I didn't write a comment earlier coz I had to read this poem over several times. I love EVERYTHING about it - even down to the word placement on the page.

    THIS POEM ROCKS

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  24. Anu ~*~9 March 2012 at 10:34

    Hey very nice poetry ..
    Thanks
    anu-dailypost.blogspot.com

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