Obsession

This is a poetic response (though kind of like slant rhyme, I’d call this a slant response, since it’s more of a take on the idea of obsession) to “Naked Echo” by David Pitchford. I also suggest checking out “Deep Rooted Want” written by Mother2Rah.

-Nicole

To watch is to want, and
To want beyond the heart’s
Boundaries becomes murder
As you rain covetous concupiscence
Upon the object of your desire
And in a bizarre metamorphosis, it
Becomes a frozen, dead, thing,
Faint and devoid of the very life that drew
Your eyes.
You despise
Death – or do you?
The frozen Audubon bird suspended by wire,
The silent statute untouched by Pygmalion’s desire,
The once-young bride tossed onto a funeral pyre;
All are dead, devoid of love –
And so is the object of your love
As you suffocate it,
Trapping it in deadly amber
By your odious obsession
And jarring jealousy.
What the Hell is s/he
Doing? observers ask silently,
Watching the spectacle
As your trapping tentacles
Of avarice wrap around it,
Knowing that your prize
Will vanish from within
Your clutches.

Written 5/23/08
©2008 Nicole Nicholson. All Rights Reserved.
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4 Responses to “Obsession”

  1. I see you’re falling into as good of habits as you are with good poets ;-)
    I really enjoy the contrasts and complements among us. It’s fascinating. And I like your voice - to some degree envy your liberation . . .
    Please feel free to continue poem-pings. It’s a great exercise, and it can produce a wonderful collection of themed poetry. That’s the kind of thing that can lead to collaborations and books of poems. Especially if the right editor or publisher happened to find it . . .
    David

    MysticWino said this on Tuesday, May 27, 2008 at 12:34 pm

  2. Thanks. Thanks for the compliment. Oddly enough, I have been toying with the idea of collaboration lately. And I’m sure I will have plenty more to write about.

    Thanks for stopping by.

    -Nicole

    ravenswingpoetry said this on Tuesday, May 27, 2008 at 12:44 pm

  3. Collaboration or alone Nicole, you definitely need to find a publisher. I agree with David. I envy your liberation and your voice has no language or vocabulary boundaries. I love the complexity of your prose. BRAVO!!!!!!!!!!!

    PS I just noticed you were off my list :-( You are back on :-)

    Ali said this on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 at 9:55 am

  4. Thank you…you guys are either going to make me blush or cry, I’m not sure which yet, with your compliments. I didn’t even know I was liberated :) I guess it comes from being willing to try anything.

    Thanks,

    Nicole

    ravenswingpoetry said this on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 at 10:32 am

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