two shorts

[RamirezGhost]

an exploration into the aggression of love, written under the pen-name Simon Tolhurst


Letter of Affection

I beat you with a stick
like the bitch you are
and stand on stilts
carved
from the bone
of your legs

from here I see you
as meant to be,
a bleeding,
useless
torso lashed
and unable
to crawl

I will keep you
in a marble box
next to
the others

lovepoem I

my limbs were gorgeous
now they’re worthless cinder
and she scrapes resin
from my bones
because she can

[Elle Rush]

The first is wild... wild, wild. That last stanza is intriguing. Hell, the whole thing is intriguing.

I like the 2nd best of the 2. Something interesting and endearing about the vulnerability there.

[RamirezGhost]

Thank you, Elle...the 2nd has always been a personal favorite of Simon and I.

[Randacello (MirandaRae)]

The first piece scares me, especially the last stanza...I had visions of Jeffrey Dahmer! Remind me not to get on your bad (or Simon's bad) side.

I do see some vulnerability in the second piece; the last line especially gave me that feeling.

Miranda

[Ken Corbett]

A daring dart from your dark side, Ramirez. Your images are clear and cold. They mesh well together, too.