Skeleton Romance

What am I; chopped liver?

Blending rotten marrow with another;

intertwining bare knuckles nibbled on by maggots:

beneath the glinting moonlight we saunter;

our empty ribs twinkling of hollow bliss.

My beloved, would you adore a flower bouquet

conceived of roses weeded from the shriveled meadows we've trod;

or perhaps an invitation to partake

in the banquet of eyeballs stuffed with visions we've sought?

Should you drain breath from my exasperated lungs;

might as well dissect everything else for stew:

hollow my brain of its thoughts, silence the words on my tongue;

slurping blood from my liver, not to mention my heart too.

Author's Note

Photo courtesy of Saaruska on Deviant Art.

Reviews

[Tree]

Tai, my man. I got a good grasp of your genre now. I like it. This dark, twisted
humorous take on romantic love is chalk full of pick-up lines (At a friggin DonnerParty reunion, or in the middle of a Walking Dead episode, my favortite show by the way) OR you could use these recipes at your future mother-in-laws backyard barbacue, just don't tell anybody what the goodies really contain. But all kidding aside Tai I get what you've accomplished here, and it's good. Dark. And funny. I'll be checking out some of your other stuff for sure.

[Brandon S. Whitten]

Sounds like something I wrote when life was doom and gloom. Not bad for a young man without a clue.

[Tai Ryens]

I do believe I am blocked from viewing your profile (and writes); might I kindly ask why?

[Brandon S. Whitten]

Perhaps ego got the best of me after you reviewed one of my poems. Forgot which one, but thought it would have been best not to say anything, yet your genre seems to be rather disrespectful to their elders.

[Tai Ryens]

I don't think I comprehend, my deepest apologies.

[Brandon S. Whitten]

Of course. Doesn't matter now.

[Lost in Wonderland]

Oh my such a dark twisted romance...you would like Sweeney Todd:) nice work as always tai!
God bless

[Tai Ryens]

Sweeney Todd . . . ? I believe I have yet to hear (or rather; read) that name in my short lifetime. Would you mind enlightening me to who he is?

[Lost in Wonderland]

Oh it's a far movie/ musical that's about this vengeful Victorian barber who was sent to prison on false accusations so a corrupt judge could sleep with his wife and kidnap his daughter. 15 years later he comes back with a thirst for blood. It's gothicly beautiful

[Lost in Wonderland]

*dark not far

[Tai Ryens]

Enticing indeed. I shall keep a mental note to watch it in the near future.

[Lost in Wonderland]

You should:)

[Baby Ricochet]

I don't like this one as much as some of the others. The first stanza comes across as trying to hard. Sorry dude

[Tai Ryens]

I'm not too fond of this as well.

[demureminds]

Hmm very twisted and contorted portrayal of love. I'll admit though, it gave me chills, but you wrote it well. Great write.

[Summer D.]

Chilling.

The inhumane cravings of love. It makes me think of some sort of Frankenstein attraction
A fatal one at that...

I suppose it's a phase. I look onwards, optimistically, to the day you write a poem lighter of heart.

Still.
Your phrasing is incredible and it leaves not much to say.
Chilling.
But a most addicting feeling at that.

100.

[Tai Ryens]

Though I doubt a phase lasts longer than five years, I do hope that day comes (all things considered, I am convinced depression will follow me all my life).