Passion is the flame that burns beneath my skin
It burns me and fuels my fire
It smolders in the recesses of my soul
It devours my heart and ignites my desire
The flesh of my soul turns to molten pride and I burn
Passion is the blade that glides beneath my skin
It cuts me and strengthens my will
It scars the tender veins of my soul
It slices my heart and leaves its burning chill
It pushes me onward when all I want to do is return
Passion is the gem that shines beneath my skin
It glimmers in the light of my shadow
It festers in the warmth of my soul
It gleams in the throbs of my joy and wounds me so
It is the worth of my pain and the loss of my felicity
I shall no longer linger...
Who says I linger in this wounded pride?
But this feeling is too much
Too strong to brush aside
I pick up the pieces of shattered trust and love
I shall no longer linger...
Who would guide me to the dawn?
Pain may cling to my pounding heart
I pick up the pieces - I always move on
Passion is the curse that heals my soul
Author notes
Do not expect this to flow... do not look for rhyme or rythym or meter. Sometimes there are pains of the heart that cannot be expressed in the perfection of poetry... sometimes it takes a little misshapen prose and a lot of feeling.
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awsome
it is awsome please tell me how you came up with that it is just wat i was looking for thank you very much something that has true feeling and originality awsome 10-10 -
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It just spilled out... it comes from the heart. My poetry expresses how I feel. Thanks for your very kind comment. :-)
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I liked this poem. Also, thank you for the notes of explanation. Passion is definitely a force to contend with. I like how you go back and forth about passion, depicting it alternately as good and malevolent.
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I think this is perfection in its own write.. Poetry doesn't have to have rhyme or meter. All it really needs to be is from the heart.. I really enjoyed reading this and I loved the imagery and pain I felt reading it.. Well done poet!!
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It's great.
I think it flows perfectly even if it may not seem like it does. It's not traditional poetry and thats whats great about it. Keep writing this was amazing!
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I haven't read anything quite like this so to me it is unique. And no one ever said rhyming was expected in poetry. Art has no defined form. it just takes its shape anyway that its maker desires. It is a good thing you stretching out of the box.
Good Luck
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"Sometimes there are pains of the heart that cannot be expressed in the perfection of poetry..."
I agree with you wholeheartedly on that statement. So many times have I written poems about backstabs and people just pick them to pieces without realizing that. I can really relate to this poem in so many ways, it left me speechless. Great write
Blessed Be,
-Sadien
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"Passion is the blade that glides beneath my skin"
i like how you switch every other line. very creative.
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It may not ryhme, or have a rythym, but that doesnt matter. I understand exactly what you mean sometimes you just have to get your feelings out. I love this poem, My favorite part is
I shall no longer linger...
Who says I linger in this wounded pride?
But this feeling is too much
Too strong to brush aside
Great write! keep it up!
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"The flesh of my soul turns to molten pride and I burn"
That would be my favorite line.
Very well-written on the whole.I love the imagery and form, both.Well done!
Keep the good stuff coming.
~Overcast.
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Beautifully written piece. Awesome. Makes me feel so many emotions, ya know? Well, thank you so much for sharing it with us here at Allpoetry! Through this piece, I feel like I must read more of your work! I feel a sense of insatiable hunger for poetry! HAHAHA!
Well, if ya get time, drop by and read some of my poems! I think you'll like them very much! You can comment if you wish to, I just prefer reading......But I do like it when people tell me what they think! Be critical if ya want!
Thanks so much again!
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Heroesrox~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
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i love this. especially with the title, it really works. and also these lines:
It glimmers in the light of my shadow
It festers in the warmth of my soul
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Beautiful
Poetry is not about rhythm and rhym. It really all goes back to self expression and self preservation. I think you remembered what alot of people forgot. That a true poet writes from the very core of their being...........
"Passion is the flame that burns beneath my skin.
It burns me and fuels my fire
It smolders in the recessses of my soul
It devours my heart and ignites my desire" There is so much said in thesefour lines. All in all your poem was beautiful
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Well, you know I'm a rhyme and meter fanatic, but this had rhyme and it had its own meter. I felt it read very smoothly and it was definently very passionate and poetic. I don't know that I've ever read a poem like this, almost like an ode to passion. Many to love, but not passion. I like it and your vivid descriptions really captured passions heat and energy for me.
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That is true. Sometimes things just do not fit or work. Great write.
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No river flows unbroken through its full course, but I've yet to see a single one that wasn't beautiful in spite of, or perhaps because of, its twists and turns.
The same can be said for poems--this one in particular.
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And so it is...blessed be the healing and the light.
Azlyn
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it does flow its very very good. and powerful
i love it! nd the rhymings good too! keep it up! x
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