a case of you

Impressions of my unmade bed
the only remnants of our endless nights
with legs tangled up in knots
and tongues dancing as one
Once laying together,
learning what our bodies were for
exploring the geography of each other
traveling inch by inch,
skin against skin.

We fit together nearly perfectly,
like two puzzle pieces
crafted customarily
designed specifically to be shared with one another
You held my hand as I trembled beneath you
and said,
“I'll love you forever.”
Words fogged by my shallow breaths,
you cradled close to my ear as I shivered.

I felt myself being peeled away,
layer by layer,
all of my threads unraveling at once
until they were sewed together with yours
woven delicately,
and laced with lust.

Months after you've left,
your scent still stains my sheets,
and I can't seem to tear you from the seams.

Reviews

[Chris]

strongly descriptive and emotionally holding... all the lil things that are so very, very real.

[Justin]

that was really good, i can see in my head what the character of the poem is going through :) :) keep it up :)

[emmajoy]

Just lost an entire review, will have to come back..

[emmajoy]

'I felt myself being peeled away, ~ layer by layer, all of my threads unraveling at once until ~ they were sewed together with yours ~ woven delicately, and laced with lust.'

Such an emotional and passionate lead-up to a desperately sad finish.. if factual, your desperation and hurt is immense, if it's fiction, then - your imagination has absolute empathy layered all the way through. Such a dramatic, powerful piece of writing.. in fact, that ending, near hurts to read.