Unrestrained passion
That conjurer of portal thresholds
rimmed not with flame
but inferno
Otherworldly heat
begets
other worlds
Fires that defy natural laws
reason
constraints of flesh and blood
For consummation
only terrifies the unholy
Surrender
NOT understanding
seeks protection here
Heights of pleasure find breeding grounds
Flights of leisure feel immortality sounds
Yet blaze still yearns for more
as every piece of matter in you must ignite
Explode your expanse
Absorb totality of wayward fight
There can be no other way
to take such path’s unspoken vow
Yield to its fire and yield to now
No thing in thee shall be left unchanged
No brush of lip
nor curve of chest
Desire’s heights
unleased its best
There is
no
road back
but do not weep
For when intensity wanes
after ethereal flame has won
Celestial ash will bless past suffering
and transform worlds
of twain
into world of ceaseless one
You have given me such a gift of joy in reading my poem. Kindest of thanks!
It was written for the 'Vocal Last Flame Challenge,' worthy of all its heartfelt-penned entries for such an inspiring prompt. Therefore, I send a wish for you that fire cleanses, heats and inspires, creating a unifying force in your life always.
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💖Your hyperbole was a good move. I saw a small fire, but when my eyes danced with the letters in "inferno," I immediately saw the power in your choice of diction. Boy, did that passion rise from small to grand. Your diacope, placing the word "NOT" between the two words you wanted to distinguish, was clever, loud, and clear. Is it that we surrender understanding instead of surrendering that which will destroy?💖 Your isocolon, those two lines you called to our attention in italics, made them seem like clues to a code I never had access to.
Such a strong piece, it burns with intensity from start to finish :-)
Stunning work! Go Dani! 💕🫶🏾
Very powerful in its message, and the delivery. Well done!
So good. I love the "worldly" scale of the poem. I'll highlight two of the many, many lines I enjoyed - "...consummation only terrifies the unholy..." and "...transform worlds of twain..." Great work!
There’s a strong cadence throughout, especially in the way short, declarative lines interrupt the longer, flowing ones. This push and pull mirrors the poem’s central tension between surrender and resistance.
Those who make the world of ceaseless one are so lucky. Deep and heartfelt words of passions glow or not glow.
"Heights of pleasure find breeding grounds Flights of leisure feel immortality sounds" Whoaaaa, those two lines were mindblowing! Loved your poem!
Your words are truly inspirational!!!
Nice❤️