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Sensory Desperation

Taste like a smell,
Sight like a sound,
Feeling touch
So viscerally.

Sand in the sky,
Fire in my eye,
Tractor beam
Illusionary.

Pull from within,
Honestly sin,
Careless dream-
Harsh reality.

A whisper so loud,
Out in a crowd,
Singular
Ceremony.

Come baby,
Come and find me.
My darkest hour
So blinding.
Reach out
Through trouble
Daunting,
Sensation desperation,
Hold me, as if
We may never ever
Meet again.

— Johnny Two Birds, Mar 19, 2023

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Psyve

Psyve

3 years 2 months ago

Visceral!

Very visceral.

Grabbed my attention from the opening lines:

    Taste like a smell,

    Sight like a sound...

There is a sense of desperation... a blinding light of longing that I sense as i read this.

Beautifully crafted!

 

Geezer

Geezer

3 years 2 months ago

This reminds me...

of a program I saw on 'Synesthesia',
where a person has a condition that causes him to
taste colors. There are other variations where people
taste sounds, etc. I can see that people might feel like their senses
are confused when they have strong emotions. I see that this person has
a kalideioscope of feelings about a relationship, and desperately wants
to explore it, before it passes by in the swirl of things.
I don't know that my interpretation of what you wrote is the right one
but that is how I see it. Anyhow, nicely done! ~ Geezer.
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RoseBlack

RoseBlack

3 years 2 months ago

Wow

Grabbed my attention right away! There is something haunting, yet alluring about this piece. Sensory perception plays such a huge role in our day to day life and that need for sensation, for touch and connection in all aspects can be so raw. You displayed all of this in a well composed poem. Well done!

Jackweb

Jackweb

3 years 2 months ago

Wow!

A wonderful poetry wrought with artistic delivery. Great job dear poet.
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