all i ask

queer-with-a-pen

could you be a lighthouse,

my captain?

a welcome and a warning

all in one

 

or is that too poetic

of a metaphor for you?

more of a flask

passed back and forth

 

choosing to mistake the warmth

in my cheeks for

naught but the effects of rum

 

there is a brightness to you,

though and just the same

 

my blood sings for you

backed by the sighing

of a heavy heart

 

but there is beauty in that, too

wouldn’t you agree,

oh, captain of mine?

 

more than anything, though

captain,

there is beauty in you

  • Author: Boaz Priestly (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: August 6th, 2020 03:56
  • Category: Love
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Comments1

  • L. B. Mek

    wonderful, simplicity is so overlooked in our strive for poetic excellence, which is a shame because here you've displayed just what a gravitational pull it has,
    rhythmic, unexaggerated and with a subtle nod to Victorian era love poems

    • queer-with-a-pen

      What a high compliment! Thank you so much. I’m not usually one for short poems, but the simplicity of this one was enjoyable to write. Are there are Victorian era love poems in particular mine made you think of, or that you’d suggest?

      • L. B. Mek

        https://mypoeticside.com/show-classic-poem-24036
        https://mypoeticside.com/show-classic-poem-4204
        https://mypoeticside.com/show-classic-poem-4061
        so much more out there



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