Wednesday, August 10, 2011

3 AM

 *Does the tongue have any patron but the ear ?" *
 
I have become immune to that voice.
{And I have become a good liar}

A voice that once
kept me drenched in need
massaging words into deep places


Now, in the company of night's indifference
my ear is curled into the phone's ear, climbing
onto  my ex-lover's voice, a voice that
radiates my body 'til I sigh,
lyrical as a pliant harp

trembling uncertain notes into a certain Heaven.

Shauna


*Rumi - Song of the Reed






18 comments:

  1. We humans are a strange lot.
    How we can become addicted to someones voice. I know because I used to be, too.
    This prose is sad, gentle, lovely.
    Re your comment to me, I hope you get some decent sleep, soon. ;)

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  2. I was so addicted. TY,Dreama, my sleep just has to
    improve soon - hoping.

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  3. Nice blog... I like your erotic poetry ~

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  4. It is strange how we hold onto voices phones and all those that burn into our souls
    Blessings

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  5. I know Bethe. I'm determined to let the pass
    stay in the past.

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  6. I really love the first sections of this piece. In fact I really love the whole poem - I'm not sure about the 'radiates' section though I know it was one of the three words.

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  7. 'night's indifference'..brilliant..a phone brings much freedom..and pleasure..if you're lucky..Jae

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  8. luvlymish - cool penname. Ty. for the critique.

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  9. jaerose - hey sweet, yep- you said it perfectly
    a phone can bring freedom and pleasure.

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  10. Beautiful. I especially like:

    lyrical as a pliant harp
    trembling uncertain notes into a certain Heaven

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  11. laurie, I'm so in love with the harp.

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  12. Very weighty words, baby. I think I'll be thinking about them for a while.

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  13. yo !

    read a lot of your posts .... awesome .... i like your choice of words in a verse.

    keep writing !

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  14. and I like your energy Deepa, please return.

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