Passionate Writes

Just a bit of fun!

Passionate Writes

I sacrifice many poets upon the altar of critique,

plunging my sharpened dagger

deep within the swollen, visceral breasts

of their anaemic emotion.

I am a raging evangelist

out to rid the earth and its ethereal sister

of tepid verse.

Let your pen spit fire.

Have a rage of anger in your voice

that lifts us from our languid torpor.

Pulls us ever closer to the super-heated magma

at the very core of creation,

where the melting can begin.

Where fire scorches the flesh

from the very bones of poetry.

Let your words of love be roasting hot,

dripping in wet desire

that soaks the page in the sweat

of ardent, urgent penetration.

Let it be a boiling cauldron

of lust

and not a damp squib!

 

31/08/14

Author's Note

Reviews

[Leslie Philibert]

right. poetry should have emotions, but balanced too with thought and perspective, so I share the half of your views..I read too many poems that are just feelings, that make them
obscure, so ( my POV) you need a frame, observations !

[John Alexander McFadyen]

No I do agree dear Leslie and your poetry does just that.

[Kelly Scheppers]

Your words of love are like a "funeral pyre"...love your vocabulary choices in this one!

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Thank you so much Kelly.

[Lydia Shutter]

I loved the humor in this one. We don't need no tepid verse at the Writer's Cafe! Only the most emotional...or steamy....will do. This tickled me. Lydi**

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Glad it tickled Lydi. Thank you.

[R Smith]

Ouch! John i'm feeling the fires of hell around my ears right now, makes me want to run through all my poems and make sure they are setting the page alight, my fingers are starting to burn haha bloody good work mate, excellent!

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Ha glad you are on your toes Richard! many thanks.

[Lyn Anderson]

Here here, slash and burn, take all but the angriest, funniest, steamiest down! Seriously, John, nice when you let your funny side shine through.

[Lily Mae]

Oh look at you in all your splendor ;). There's so much I could say right at the tip of my tongue but then I sigh and my mind goes blank;).

Excellent passion :) xo

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Ha Lily I have always loved affecting you because your love poetry is so divine and passionate. Many thanks.

[AprilRN1210]

clever and drives the point home with poignant precision... love passion in verse.. good or bad, if it makes me feel, then I am one happy reader... this one doesn't disappoint at all.. wheeew.. some of these lines I absolutely adore.. I have to say, this is one of my favorites of yours..

[Beccy]

I know that. Mind you, insipid never does it for me. -:)

Beccy.

[Beccy]

Guess we need to all sharpen our pencils. -:)

Beccy.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Ha! ha! not really it was tongue in cheek!

[Frieda P]

I'm glad you're aware! Love this, the last line is killer! You live for passion John, and stay away from my breasts with that plunging dagger of yours, we bite back ya know?... :)

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Just hope ya got all your teeth my Lady!

[Frieda P]

They've been sharpened, along with my talons dear!

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Let the battle commence!

[Frieda P]

Doesn't work that way, when you least expect it....

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Hey I can creep up behind you too!