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I keep forgetting...
                    are those stitches fusing your lips upsetting?
                    do they restrain your heart?
(when did your voice depart?)


you continue to drown...
                    would you rather float up or sink further down?
                    would you prefer liquid to fire?
(who has stolen your desire?)


not a one of us knows...
                    what made your eyelids flutter and close?
                    what melts inside your fear?
(when did you start to disappear?)


— Proprietress of Crimson Hearts, Dec 16, 2008

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Stella

17 years 5 months ago

Wow! Very beautiful

Wow! Very beautiful Proprietress.. That's it, I think it's perfect! ~Stella
Proprietress of Crimson Hearts

Proprietress o…

17 years 5 months ago

Stella,

thank you for your words, I feel honored. and another huuuge 'thank you' for your poem "What You Tell Me". you sure can put the magic in those words.
yenti

yenti

17 years 5 months ago

Keeper of hearts

I had to read it twice, the second time it came first in the way of poetry. I think that this is very good, and from the inside ,Yours Ian.T
Proprietress of Crimson Hearts

Proprietress o…

17 years 5 months ago

thank you, Ian.

you're right, it is from the inside. thanks for not giving up on the poem and reading it a second time. I appreciate this greatly.
infinite_dwarf

infinite_dwarf

17 years 5 months ago

dark and moody

Really liked the opening stanza. Good stuff here. ~Jess K. ---------------------------------------------------- - "Does Rudolph fail the safety inspection if his nose is burnt out? And where does he go? I don't think he'd fit in the bay at the Jiffy Lube." Happy holidays, y'all!
Proprietress of Crimson Hearts

Proprietress o…

17 years 5 months ago

Jess,

I agree with you, I also like the opening best. thanks for the read! (hmmm...that thing about Rudolph really got me thinking...:-))
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Ink Dragon

17 years 5 months ago

my little muse

what I love about this one is how one can read it as a whole or as three different poems. Good stuff, Ink
Proprietress of Crimson Hearts

Proprietress o…

17 years 5 months ago

sweet ink,

you know that you may read any poem of mine in any way that you prefer, forwards, backwards, sideways! thanks for the comment, my friend. say 'hi' to the little one for me, and tell her I love the new piece.
themoonman

themoonman

17 years 5 months ago

Well then...

this has a darkness to it that draws me in... I've read it three times and it gets better every time... what melts inside your fear... great line! Richard
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Stella

17 years 5 months ago

Congrats on the Spotlight

Congrats on the Spotlight position my proprietress!! You deserve it!! : ) ~Stella
Proprietress of Crimson Hearts

Proprietress o…

17 years 5 months ago

thanks

nothing is possible without your support, sweet Stella! loved your new one "High Notes", what a wonderful write, but now I'm just repeating myself ;-)
weirdelf

weirdelf

17 years 5 months ago

jeez! where have I been for the last month?

another major new voice on the site and I didn't even know. Gonna commission 3 new clones right now to catch up with my backlog of reading. And smack ronda and ink on the wrists for not introducing me. cheers, Jess "They that give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety" Benjamin Franklin.
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Ink Dragon

17 years 5 months ago

Jess

I do apologize for not introducing you! But I see you have found my dear friend all by yourself, and am glad that you like her writing as much as I predicted. Cheers, Ink
weirdelf

weirdelf

17 years 5 months ago

hey thats ok,

I spend a lot of time here wandering the catacombs, finding hidden treasures. Have missed a lot of your work and other good friends when I should know better so am starting from the front again, with attitude and gratitude. cheers, Jess
Proprietress of Crimson Hearts

Proprietress o…

17 years 5 months ago

thank you, Jess

for the read and kind comment! but don't you dare hurt my friends ;-) looking forward to reading your pieces. respectfully, Proprietress
weirdelf

weirdelf

17 years 5 months ago

hey, I give a smack on wrist

or even upside the head (whatever that american expression might mean) only out of true love. I am never a sycophant. and don't dare hurt mine. I value a fellow warrior. cheers, Jess "A poet's work: to name the unnameable, to point at frauds, to take sides, start arguments, shape the world and stop it going to sleep." Salman Rushdie
theladyblue

theladyblue

17 years 4 months ago

My Dearest Proprietress...

funny that we have two completely different works that mirror each other not only in title but if i am not mistaken...in theme of some sort as well...you tell me... http://www.neopoet.com/node/5845 again...done with true skill...bravo! <3 Emarie @~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~@ 'My prayer is a rapture in blue' - The Ink Spots 'My Prayer' 1939
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orgami

16 years 7 months ago

Been awhile since I read poems with this Calibre

of finesse the More I am remembering the amounts and levels I did read of Poetry Every town or city I read in libraries taking many books out at once per month some skimming and others sectional reading from chapter titles and Poetry from cover to cover and then Biography Autobiography I love this whole poem I either missed it or chose not to comment then I could forensic like go back to the date and see what I was writing for parellism compare but no need today Joy of this site is to post works and update them and to be able to rediscover an amazing beautiful poem like this "what melts inside your fear what did you start to dissappear? .." that is a cool cool line my freind!!! I like!
Proprietress of Crimson Hearts

Proprietress o…

16 years 7 months ago

Mr.Orgami,

this is one of the poems that really grips my heart even though it does not belong to my most emotional writes it was written at a very vulnerable time I was hurt by a soulmate which causes one of the worst forms of pain hurt teamed up with frustration and anger and the inner chaos was complete and all that comes back when I re-read it so I try to avoid doing so ;) thank you so much for the read and the comment it is highly appreciated. Kata
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orgami

16 years 7 months ago

Perhaps its why it caught me so

like listening now to versions of Ian Curtises "love will tear us apart" Sextons letters and poems and McKeowans live readings memorized (all died young) Something about it that cuts through lifes basic bullshit written from the heart from the source of pain where sharpness both gives us purchase like animals to fight or flee (claws) for passion Its why I have always admired your poems and comments since first coming here You never vacillate nor cover what is anger and hurt with sweetness to turn sour in personal As you know and im learning there is no need There is a higher lever of being and people that exist beyond a new leadership of business and heart I do go over the old grounds and fires even though its painful there is some kind of wretched beauty in it a clarity that comes about for me anyway maybe I should be in a niche market even more distant then this site it will come forth when the time is right in the meantime i shall post and I tell you this is a most beautiful poem writing in a professional splendour thank you Kata!
Proprietress of Crimson Hearts

Proprietress o…

16 years 7 months ago

I am touched

by your understanding not just for my poetry but also for the way I am it's rare, thank you Kata