Chant
I will chant your name
The chords beneath my fingers
no longer break the silence
with words I cannot find.
Only hunger resonates.
I will chant your name,
I will chant your name
in this night of endless yearning,
drowning in the echoes
yet thirsty beyond belief.
I will chant your name
Your eyes have held me captive
Starved me without thinking,
crucified my days.
Yet our suffering is the same.
I will chant your name
I will chant your name
A hymn to aching distance
Until all latitude means nothing
Only lines to score desire.
I will chant your name.
Your body will dance before me
a vision of solemn beauty
numbing me with need.
A longing beyond your perfect skin.
I will chant your name
I will chant your name
I will chant your name …
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© the author writing as Romantic Dominant
If you have read my untidy word juggling, you will know this. Some of you will know it well. But I like it. So here it is once more in case you have never read or heard it. I hope you listen to the audio. It is one of my favourite performance poems.
Art by Christina Papagianni
coco
July 18, 2021 at 5:09 pm
sublime✨love it💖
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Romantic Dominant
July 18, 2021 at 10:20 pm
Smiles. I am glad. Thank you.
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House of Heart
July 18, 2021 at 10:17 pm
Among your most beautiful poems.
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Romantic Dominant
July 18, 2021 at 10:20 pm
You are more than kind Ms. H.
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thereluctantpoet
July 19, 2021 at 11:34 am
Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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Romantic Dominant
July 19, 2021 at 6:41 pm
Thank you. Smiles.
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Allison Marie Conway
July 23, 2021 at 3:11 pm
Absolute decadence. Something about your voice, something urgent, fervent, controlled. Beautiful.
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Romantic Dominant
July 23, 2021 at 3:34 pm
You are beyond generous with your praise. Thank you. And I am delighted you enjoy the decadence.
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Carol anne
September 3, 2021 at 5:00 am
Lovely poem! Nice that you read it! Nice to put a voice with the words! ❤
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Romantic Dominant
September 3, 2021 at 7:42 am
Smiles. Thank you. I am glad you enjoyed.
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