~The Texture of My Words Run...~

Here where the heart

is still raw and bleeds

where my polished and filed

fingernails are stained

with smokey black ink,

the texture of my words

run like river water tripping

over exposed muddy rocks

I have no desire to control

my rapidly beating carnate pulse

nor the inundation of electrical current

running across the untainted page

as my teeth bite into

the sweet nectar known

as creating poetic threads

which lace their way

back to you

always to you

to bind across your soul

as a token of my love

Comments: 42

Bernard C. Dec 4, 2011, 2:11pm UTC

Nice suave texture as well - smooth and very well put :-)

Thanks for sharing and submitting to
The Surreal Circus.

JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Dec 4, 2011, 2:12pm UTC

Thank you, Bernard.

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Kathryn Flynn Dec 4, 2011, 2:30pm UTC

Ah, smooth and smokey, your words, your soul...

JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Dec 4, 2011, 2:41pm UTC

:)

Thank you, dear friend of mine.

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Kathryn Flynn Dec 4, 2011, 2:32pm UTC

I am not sure that Bob is around much, seeing that she and Mag are in France.

I am going to Feature this along the wall Bleeding, Smoky Hearts are Suave in the Triple Name Club.

JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Dec 4, 2011, 2:42pm UTC

Bob and Mag are having a grand old time and I'm thrilled for them.

Thank you so much for the feature! This poem flew off my fingertips today and I really felt good about it. A nice positive burst of energy!

elizabeth evans Dec 5, 2011, 2:46pm UTC

Actually we came back from France the latter part of last week but then we took the train early Friday morning and went to St. Ives on the Cornwall coast till today when once again traveled the 6 hours back to Windsor.

Thank you, Kathryn, for moderating for me this week-end. Although our B&B was quite wonderful, we had no wi-fi. Would you believe, at one time, our B&B was inhabited by Daphne du Maurier. All the rooms had names from her books....Jamaica, Rebecca, etc.

JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Dec 5, 2011, 3:41pm UTC

So cool, bob! Just read a story of hers with my 9th graders.

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Pam Brittain Dec 4, 2011, 2:50pm UTC

Lovely.

JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Dec 4, 2011, 3:09pm UTC

Thank you very much, Pam.

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Kevin E. Dec 4, 2011, 2:58pm UTC

Man this is an intense poem, well written.

JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Dec 4, 2011, 3:09pm UTC

Writing poetry is intense and yet so easy, at the same time (for me).

Thank you for your comment, Kevin.

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Diane Huizenga Dec 4, 2011, 3:01pm UTC

Beautiful

JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Dec 4, 2011, 3:09pm UTC

Thank you, Diane. Glad you think so.

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Len Maxwell Dec 4, 2011, 4:23pm UTC

Quite a unique effort.

Thanks for sharing with Gather’s Best Writers & Artists.

JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Dec 4, 2011, 4:24pm UTC

Thank you, Len.

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A. F. Stewart Dec 4, 2011, 5:44pm UTC

A smooth, wonderful verse.

JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Dec 4, 2011, 5:57pm UTC

Thank you, A.F.

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Julie (there will always be a rainbow) Gaskins Dec 4, 2011, 6:15pm UTC

Must have been feeling withdrawals... I came back for the first time in weeks to find this wonderful verse. :)

JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Dec 4, 2011, 6:23pm UTC

Oh my goodness! What a wonderful surprise to "see" you, Julie!!!!! It has been such a long time. I'm really glad to know you still "muck about" here on occasion.

So glad you liked the poem and I hope all is well with you and yours.

Julie (there will always be a rainbow) Gaskins Dec 4, 2011, 8:29pm UTC

Stopped into Gather because I was contemplating a post... still contemplating. Probably won't happen tonight, but glad to see you! Life is no less crazy than usual. Some parts are extraordinary, and some not. Guess it wouldn't be life without that.

JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Dec 4, 2011, 8:32pm UTC

Our lives mirror each other in that way. Be it good, or bad, I don't quite know. If you post, please let me know via a Gather email. I don't get all notifications and I wouldn't want to miss it. xx

Julie (there will always be a rainbow) Gaskins Dec 4, 2011, 8:43pm UTC

I will definitely do that.

JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Dec 4, 2011, 8:44pm UTC

xx's

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Chris Brockman Dec 4, 2011, 8:58pm UTC

You poem is self-proving and sad to me. I wish you a clear mountain stream to carry the sweet waters that spring from your heart away from those muddy rocks.

JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Dec 5, 2011, 5:27am UTC

Thank you, Chris. The water is starting to clear. :)

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JOHN BECK Dec 4, 2011, 9:24pm UTC

From your quill flows the essence of your love.

Barbara H. Dec 4, 2011, 11:07pm UTC

Chris, John, Michelle, in reading the comments here, I think Michelle has not only pleased her audience but has inspired in it the desire to answer with the poet within each of them. Just read some of the comments and see what I see here, poets answering a poet. Fun and inspirational to watch.

JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Dec 5, 2011, 5:29am UTC

Thank you, dear John.

And Barbara - your comment/compliment is extremely meaningful to me. To inspire and be inspired by other poets/writers is one of the most beautiful things ever. Thank you.

JOHN BECK Dec 5, 2011, 7:19am UTC

"I think Michelle has not only pleased her audience but has inspired in it the desire to answer with the poet within each of them." Well said, Barbara.