I found refuge at the bottom of an empty bottle,
Now bereft of cordiality.
And fulfillment in the concupiscent words
My virgin ears devoured lusciously.

I found rapture in a needle,
And beauty in the aesthetic crimson
Lacing my skin with outlines of identity, and shades of character.

I saw clarity in the chaos of shifting shapes and figures,
And order in playfully misshapen poses.

I found tranquility in anarchy
As I swayed in clumsy cadence to the ludicrous melody of an orchestra playing in
the silence of an empty box,
Blissfully unaware.




I discovered enlightenment in a paradox,
And I tasted the elusive wholeness that has escaped me all my life,
In the saltiness trailing from the windows of my soul that came to rest
Between my yearning lips.

I found LoVe on the bathroom wall…

Almost lost in the graffiti of imbecility.
Almost swallowed by profanity.
Almost drowned in a squalid pail.
Almost suffocated by despondency and poverty.

In the sordid mess of it all…

I found love on the bathroom wall.


-Rosela <3

This is a terrific piece, Rosela. Thank you for sharing it with us.

Peter

Thanks Peter. I've been looking for a site where i can actually share my work, gather feedback, and hopefully some inspiration as well. i'm glad to see that someone is actually reading it. - coming out with a short book next year... and im a bit nervous about it. loads of self-criticism. and i sometimes end-up over-analyzing myself and worrying myself to death thiking that my writing is de-volving instead of e-volving. you know what i mean, im sure. anyway thank you for reading.

Rosela,

I read what is on the current board, although I don't always comment. I comment when I have something to say. I appreciate comments on my own poems, as well as having people read them. This week I posted 19 different kinds of poem, but have yet to get a comment on any of the different kinds of poetry I am experimenting with this month [August, that is].

I found both of your poems rich and emotionally complex: one of the kinds of poetry I like to read.

Any feedback you can give on any of my experiments will be gratefully accepted.

avanti,

Peter

btw, it is only this year that this board has been so inactive. In years past there were ten to thirty people with conflicting views posting here every week. The technical difficulties here have driven many away.

I have the patience of a porcupine.

Cheers,

Peter

I read this when it was first posted, but I couldn't remember my password. :-D

I really like it, which is odd since it isn't my style. It's beautiful in its intensity. I love the imagery.

Cheerios!

Ange

Ange.... wow! thanks for reading... i really value the comements posted...it makes me feel as if i'm doing SOMETHING right! Salud!