the ties that bind

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the ties that bind

I.

eloquent orbs so vulnerable
how honestly they burn
lips that promise everything
avowal then be spurned

II.

impassioned your apologies
a defensive mechanism
verbal caulking in the cracks
of ever widening schism

III.

gratifiied, your kindnesses
are not to be forgotten
forced remembrances reveal
motivations misbegotten

IV.

subsumed my sexuality
all preferences disdained
an orgasmic addiction
while intimacy abstained

V.

secrets raped and plundered
now arrows nocked in bow
weapons made of weaknesses
wicked wounds bestow

VI.

frivolous expenditures
not to be accounted
selfish desires satiate
while debt swiftly mounted

VII.

unapproved friendships, all
spurned along the way
unwanted competition
for an ego nursing hate

VIII.

an addicts mentality
false sense of vindication
vile delusion validate
by demanding degradation

IX.

emotional abandonment
 unjust retaliation
in cruelty and loathing
spew false insinuation

X.

deranged puppet master
manipulative expertise
pathetic satisfaction
forcing puppets to their knees

XI.

whisper hollow promises
in arrogant assumption
thinking to beguile again
an assinine presumption

XII.

words bereft of meaning
fall from serpents tongue
scathing condemnation
and imprecations slung

XIII.

living in your little world
imprisoned by your needs
steep the cost of kindness here
a heart full it exceeds

XIV.

meaningless for all these years
the way my heart's been torn
but rising from love's ashes
as phoenix I'm reborn

XV.

profess now your undying love
with feigned sincerity
I'm not your puppet anymore
I cut the fucking strings

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Redhead505 commented on the ties that bind

01-27-2011

Wow. I wish I could do that. Brilliant -- definitely. This should be published and out there for victims, those who help victims, survivors, and those who are unscathed from never having experienced such.

tenderpoison

01/27/2011

thank you new friend :) I am honored, deeply, by your comment.

Madelynn commented on the ties that bind

01-27-2011

This couldnt possibly be more perfectly written...or cooler than this- this has it all, pain, sexuality, love, absence of love, manipulation, addiction, empowerment- and weakness.. its all here! You have rocked this concept, and left any and all attempts to try and remotely mimic this piece, due to the strong inspiration you delivered... in the f-ing dust! One of the best I have read!!- deranged puppet master manipulative expertise pathetic satisfaction forcing puppets to their knees the word play coulnt be more clever- its almost sick how badass this poem is!-Maddi

tenderpoison

01/27/2011

Wow M - that is some humbling praise indeed :) Thank you!

ginga commented on the ties that bind

01-25-2011

tender, This poem is brilliant. I loved the way you numbered each stanza and also the way the tension built in an ascension. I believe this is a theraputic release. ginga

tenderpoison

01/26/2011

absolutely a release....thanks G :)

devaamido commented on the ties that bind

01-23-2011

It's beautiful the way you've taken the dirty tricks played on you to convince you to stay trapped, and have woven them into a fine and insightful tapistry.....................................d

tenderpoison

01/25/2011

a tapestry of truth - thanks again D :)

JadedJezzabel commented on the ties that bind

01-22-2011

subsumed my sexuality all preferences disdained an orgasmic addiction while intimacy abstained this is one hell of a line........love the whole construction of this poem....truly a work of art

tenderpoison

01/22/2011

thanks JJ - I am so glad you came by. I always appreciate your comments - I think we have some things in common :)

Poetry is not a turning loose of emotion, but an escape from emotion.

T. S. Eliot (1888-1965) American-English poet and playwright.

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