Folly

FOLLY

                           “Knowing was a temptation. What you don’t know, won’t tempt you.”

Margaret Atwood

Why did I come?

Knowing he would be here.

The moment our hands touched

I felt the pull

the immediate desire

to throw myself

into his arms

To snuggle into an embrace

To capture the scent

that is uniquely

him

Did he feel it, did he remember?

His eyes, his smile,

said that he did

The pressure of his touch

said that he did

His hesitancy

to let go

Wait, Wait!

Remember

 the anguish,

Remember

the pain, the tears,

the gut-wrenching grief 

Remember the afterward

Know

Succumbing is

pure folly

Ellecee

Day 5 - NAPOWRIMO 2023

Inspired by:

Sanaa Rizvi

Concept - Lust & Temtation

Enigmatic

Imagine me

  gamine

a tinge manic

anti-gaming

taming an iceman

in magic meaning

An enigma

I meant it

A magnetic man

acting the gnat

incaging me

an act

a game

I am a gamin

I ignite icemen 

I eat magi

I get mine

Amen


Ellecee

Inspired by
Kerry O’Connor
@skyloverpoetry
Kerri prompted us to write a poem
using words derived from the word
Enigmatic
All words in my poem were so derived

Tales out of School

(Perth, Western Australia)

She met him in the modern way

Through poetry via satellite

their passions grew

and dreams too

She immigrated to Australia

Following her heart towards

a union of bliss

A mistake this

Their intimacy knew no bounds

Until his misogyny crept in

Her feminism crept out

Unluckily at loggerheads

too much pain

to sustain

She fled back to her old life
No, not really the same
She gave up all thought of unions
Too much despair
Don’t go there!

The final folly of her heart
   brought relief 
when all was said and done
From a fool’s paradise
to peace
at a price



Ellecee

Inspired by:

imaginary garden with real toads - Folly

and

Skywriting - Unluckily