THIS PASSION

I felt the agony and the ecstasy of your words throughout this poem. It is both dark and light, but most assuredly all you. Favorite lines are: juxtaposed to my sorrow my flesh is stuck to you like ice to part is to strip off pieces of pain i desire to worship once more at your altar - i need to be a profligate at your temple this flame shall ignite the fire this passion shall consume the funeral pyre Always, Cat

at first glance, I felt that your alignment was quite a challenge to the reader here, such a huge chunk of words! But when I came upon these lines: to part is to strip off pieces of pain I felt it may have been intentional. A truly passionate write. I'm with Cat on my fav lines, I enjoyed the fire imagery (so apropos). Yours, ~Nina

I feel like I took a roller coaster , this is passionate plea , to love and lust and etc etc etc ;) you know what I mean lol ,but there is so much more in this one you show your humanity in the ache we all share,to be one with someone, beautifully poignant piece for love and completion ... love and hugz Jayne x x x "We did not change as we grew older; we just became more clearly ourselves. Lynn Hall" ...

This is, I think, clearly your best love poem, if not the best poem altogether that I have read of yours. It is inventive, uninterrupted and shameless. Setting aside shame is internally dangerous and yet potentially beneficial - but poetically incredible. For it is then your nakedness which awes, your power from powerlessness the inspires, your choice to abandon bravado and intimidation which makes for a kind of blinding beauty. For everything is mostly its opposite: apparent weakness, strength; apparent surrender, control. This is an immensely powerful poem, posing as love's ragged edges. Bravo, Bonita! Brian

Now that's what I call a love poem! I'm in envious admiration of your verve, Boni. I agree with Brian; this is the best love poem I've seen so far from you. You have a fiery heart, and not shy to show it. I liked the way the rule of opposite elements are bulldozered by the sheer power of will, or passion. There is also a great sense of the total acceptance of self sacrifice, at the behest of these brutal powers. By accepting them, you go beyond them, even death. Sincerely yours, Espen.

This was a great read for me! Loved the "stream-of-consciousness" progression at the heart of this piece. I've given up on my brain. I've torn the cloth to shreds and thrown it away. If you're not completely naked, wrap your beautiful robe of words around you - Rumi Best Mike