I lend myself to smoldering
a slow subtle burn
curled across your cheek
in trailing wisps of steady smoke
Desires hot to turn the log
provoke the dance of flame
spilling embers across skin
long ago rendered fireproof
Heat reflects intensified behind your eyes
Feeding me forever that I might learn to breathe with you
Author notes
Pic credit:
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A contest entry
- PIF - Prompt- 10 poets & 10 Lines by Cannonsfire.
800 points, ended July 14, 2008, 10 entries
Silver trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
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Sexy...
The word 'fire' has sexy connotations.
"smoldering a slow subtle burn"
Yowza. This is awesome.
"steady smoke"
The word 'steady' here makes it...sexual...LMAO, not sure why. =D
"hot to turn the log
provoke the dance of flame"
Holy hell. Why are you so damn poetic?
"rendered fireproof"
I LOVE THAT!!!
Awesome, awesome, awesome. Kudos on thyyyy Silver trophy.
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yay.. 
you did a wonderful job.. congrats on the silver..well deserving of it..
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And the gasp is audible if you listen to my heart...sighing here and I would feed you if you would stay a while with me lol
C
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Wow.. stunning bro! The 'fire' imagery throughout is just gorgeous and actually really works so well with the thought of 'breathing' tied in at the end there!
A smouldering piece indeed!
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Let me know when this is done bro!
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All done sis!
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I can't enter but I can give mine to you
exquisitely you carry me
on the zephyr of summer,
lay me gently in your arms
as you intoxicate my skin,
lips painting want against mine
with fingers tracing wafts,
spine that ebbs and flows
and as we come together
I am waiting for us to exhale... 
C
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Beautiful!
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