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Tempo

Part 3

By BrenPublished about a year ago Updated about a year ago 1 min read

vexatiously sexy

annoyingly so

all look and no touch

teasing like so

titillating pitfalls

spiralling dips

palpitating tit stalls

shiny little strips

attracted to

the distraction

yeah?

within the thrall

of a lazy inaction

care?

headed

with a vague

sense of direction

so not knowing

blank introspection

anything less

than a cursory inspection

will be required

to broach the next section

and all that's needed

is a reverse in direction

and no reaching for rhymes;

no cold rhymes

no old lines

no sold signs,

no reaching for rhymes

that aren’t there

irked?

maybe

put a lid

on that bad boy

this

is not the time

or the place

nothing will quell

that organic rush

the sheer thrill

of both,

the hunt

and the kill

the path of the pulse

is set

the heart of the whole

is met

this divide is crossed

and yet

...

destinations be dammed

this is all about

the journey

ease the seat back

and just go with it

its either that

or

its more

trying to push

another beached endorphin

back into another ocean

For Fun

About the Creator

Bren

"It's just a token of my extreme!" - Frank Zappa

"Cause it's all in the heat of the moment It's all in the pain!!!" - Devin Townsend

Centre Stage with the wonderful Heather Hubler

I'm writing it out not acting in doubt!

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  • Kelli Sheckler-Amsdenabout a year ago

    the path of the pulse is set the heart of the whole is met this divide is crossed and yet I love this quick, punchy stuff and you always deliver it with a smile

  • Oooo, I learnt a new word from you today, vexatiously! Loved your poem!

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