He found her, waiting and bruised, pushing his way so deeply inside her, he never thought he’d find his way out.
But he surprised them both, shoving her aside as quickly as he’d come.
Using, abusing, afraid his own inner darkness would disrupt his carefully structured nest.
Scared their pleasure would eat at his soul.
Too afraid to give room, or care, or thought, he left her as he found her;
waiting, willing and bruised,
now broken.
Shakily tending her wounds,
mystified if she had flown, or fallen.
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Ardee-ann Eichelmann says
July 18, 2011 at 7:49 pmGreat poem Rachel, depicts far too many relationships between men and women. Men are often too scared to be truly intimate. They come close but then they fly away. Thanks for sharing!
Fanny/iz4blue says
July 21, 2011 at 3:19 amThe pleasure of pain; so often bittersweet is love
maxwell cynn says
July 22, 2011 at 6:12 pmBeautiful
T1theinfamous says
November 20, 2011 at 4:44 pmAmazing.
Wes McGee says
March 16, 2012 at 7:23 amOkay, so where do I start. “BIRD” is a lyric, prose poem written in the same style as might be expected from the ancient Greeks. I don’t know if I agree with your placement of the line breaks but this isn’t a big deal. As an editor once told me, “trust your own opinion. Screw the critics, it’s your poem.” “BIRD” is edgy, personal, and deals with adult themes which marks it as confessional and places it squarely in the ranks of most modern poetry. My take is that of someone who dances on the periphery of a relationship but fearing the deep emotional entanglement of commitment, leaves. It’s a good poem. Definitely not the kitchen table poetry your Aunt Martha might write when she has downtime from her collection of 23 cats. Well, you did ask my opinion.
RachelintheOC says
March 16, 2012 at 2:21 pmI did ask and I appreciate the feedback. Thank you, Wes.
Poor Aunt Martha. She’s long gone, actually. We’re pretty sure the cats mistook her for tuna.
J.P. Thompson says
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With regard to Adwords.
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It can help you to really tweak other aspects of your book promotion activities that affect book sales.
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I will follow up with you via email.
J.P. Thompson
http://theadwordsguy.com
Yes, I am Rachel’s husband!