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Buzzing, while you sleep
by Julie Adams
My words are finding it impossible to settle down on the page!
How is a poet to write, write, write, as they should, so methodically
with all the ruckus you have caused; how it steams up my imagination
how the distractions I envision throb like an exclusive house party below;
my going down there to take care of things is futile,
like giving in to a tantrum, there is no cure in the coddling;
it only feeds the California wildfire you have lit in me
you guilty arsonist, how you’ve scorched my naked hillsides;
and all the rain in England cannot saturate me
more than you have, in your flood of intensity and fervor;
you are a steel fork to my soft underbelly, my wide-open shell,
but sideways I cannot scurry without recalling our succulent spooning;
I am a helpless insomniac, dreaming of a night filled with Zzzzzz’s
while you sleep with all that I desire, bare upon your dark sheets.
03/18/2010 Posted on 03/18/2010
Copyright © 2026 Julie Adams
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Joe Cramer on 03/18/10 at 03:46 PM ... a wonderful write..... |
| Posted by Chris Sorrenti on 03/19/10 at 11:11 PM Very nice indeed...sensual, romantic, that manic state of attraction that keeps more than a few awake at night. The use of cuplets only adds to the fire...the energy...intensity. Kudos jewels! |
| Posted by Joan Serratelli on 03/20/10 at 05:28 PM VERY romantic-indeed, an excellent write.INTENSE; the last stanza summed it all up! |
| Posted by Olivia Martin on 03/23/10 at 02:58 PM Wonderful write, Jewels! I love the constant conflict between romance and helplessness, the plight of the poet and the lover...The imagery and flow are amazing! Keep up the good work, I look forward to reading more soon :) |
| Posted by Steven Kenworthy on 03/24/10 at 12:30 AM this is gorgeous. the rain in England comparison...simply overwhelming. this is truly inspiring to me...which is rare. :) |
| Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 03/28/10 at 01:23 AM Captivating, humorous, sensual, a pleasure! Thank you. |
| Posted by George Hoerner on 04/26/10 at 05:32 PM If they had a "top ten" or for that matter a "top one hundred" I believe this would be at the top of rung the ladder. No "offensive" words just images that tweek one's imagination right where you want it tweeked. Great write lady. |
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