What is Wrong With This Tongue
What is wrong
with
this tongue ..
Every
now and again
it tends
to disobey me ..
I can
occasionally
feel it,
mouthing your
name ..
Mostly after
dark,
when we are
both so
incredibly hungry ..
Yet though
I deny it, I can
still taste
those rock pools
and the honey
of course,
you were once
famous for ..
Then later, while
smelling
of bergamot,
tansy and clover
the way
you would when
fresh
from the shower ..
I shall bury my
head in
your deep sweet
scented pillow ..
And like that,
fall asleep, albeit
fitfully ..
Until dawn arrives,
to insult
and to taunt me
again by your
cruel absence ..
Only then,
shall I curl up in
a ball like a
foetus once more
against
your soft palate ..
But barely
and briefly,
only partially sated ..
Comments9
Dear Neville,
Welcome back.
A wonderful surprise.
I’m wondering if you’re asking yourself,
“What about my poem?”
There’s a lot to unravel…
Laura🌻
Hello Laura, what an absolute treat to have you visit these words of mine .. Many huge thanks .. 🌻
Neville 🌻🌻:)
☺️ You’re welcome.
This poem is a skillful testament to the power of desire and the tangible emptiness left by an absent loved one, creating a deeply affecting and intensely intimate experience for the reader.
How kind you are sir, many of my sincerest thanks are on their way over ... Neville
Now THAT'S a mouthful! 🙂
Absobloominlutely AP ................. cheers my friend 🐧
Nowt wrong with ya tongue in spouting some good lines again - welcome back! lol.
Thank you kindly Steven ..
Did ya hurry back for more Mad Adventures of Me, KP, and Fido?! lol.
An offering with a tongue and a life of its own. Wonderfully expressed, dear Neville. 👌🏼
thank you Garth ..
We are delighted to have this latest offering... you are sort of necessary to a proper day you know... now why you have to get us so worked up I haven't any idea!
You really, really, really are so very kind my friend .. many huge thank you's .. Neville
'And like that,
fall asleep, albeit
fitfully ..
Until dawn arrives,
to insult
and to taunt me'
how intimately I know this scene
instantly, recognise
your subtle words of vivid Poetry..
'the, Poet is back
all is well then, all is well'
thank you! Hyung
Glad to be back brother Mek & muchly I thank you .. Neville
I think I have made my point clear that you are a wonderful poet and each of your poems is a masterpiece- you do not need to keep proving it. 😉
You just made my week Joan .. thank you so very much .. Neville
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