the need to hurt

I want to lick sweat off of your poetry,

and listen to spent syllables

hyperventilate in naked darkness.

 

then,

I’ll understand why you hurt,

and you’ll understand why

I like it.

 

 

our needs are unfashionable,

and our words are a revolution.

 

the need to hurt

is a barbaric

star that savages

the shiny new plastic

sky.

 

they'll never see us shine.

Reviews

[roarke]

.... I see it's a poet kinda thing.... but just remember, there is creation after hurt.....

[Kerry O'Connor]

Seems the anthem of all the lost poets who send their words out into the uncaring night... only another such can truly appreciate them.

[Emily B]

this suits my day to a tee