Pesadilla

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Pottery by Poet Rummager

I pull you close.

You tell me no –

Not tonight.

Just one little kiss.

I smell your sweat.

It whets my appetite.

You scare me,

You whisper

As I make you mine.

I inhale your scream.

Tentacles unwind.

I pierce your thoughts

Like a scalpel to your brain.

I slice off sweet dreams

And toss them away.

Say my name!

I insist.

You cover your eyes.

Say my name!

I seethe.

You refuse.

I grit my teeth.

I bite.

Pesadilla!

You shriek.

You wake in the night.

Pesadilla!

You shout.

Iโ€™m aroused

By your fright.

Pesadilla!

You screech.

I laugh with unfettered delight.

Donโ€™t ever forget my name.

I sigh as you give up the fight.

 

*Pesadilla means nightmare in Spanish.

๐Ÿ˜ˆย Two more days until Halloween…ย ๐Ÿฆ‡ย Oh, happy day!ย ๐Ÿ–ค

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  1. Well, I have posted an article and some videos and a meme. I post another article tomorrow and technically I am not back and after tomorrow we will see. I am not feeling the words and I have come to crossroads. Don’t know what to do with my site. I know I don’t want it to be just poetry which I am not feeling as well. So I don’t know. That is the best I can tell you.

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  2. Very cool concept, to write a poem from the nightmare’s point of view. The poor, misunderstood nightmare, who is only trying to show us who we really are…
    I like your pottery, poet. I gave it a go myself in my school days. I tried to make a clay pipe—for smoking perfectly legal tobacco, of course! It exploded in my art teacher’s kiln. What a nightmare.
    Happy Halloween. ๐Ÿ™‚

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    • Oggy! You always read my poems with such precision. Me thinks we were meant to be! ๐Ÿฟ๐ŸŽฌ … like popcorn and a movie. ๐Ÿ˜„ Iโ€™m yet an amateur potter, but itโ€™s lots of fun. Haha!! Your pipe popped? Iโ€™m sorry, but I bet you were a cute and naughty elementary lad. ๐Ÿ˜˜

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  3. It’s great to read your work again my dear friend.
    And it was certainly worth the wait.
    Another wonderful poem Rose. Bravo. ๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ’€

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  4. Such cool pottery, Rose!!! Love those tentacles! Nice and creepy, perfect for Halloween! Are you going to put some candy in it? And awesome poem – poor little pesadilla! ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ‘ปโค

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  5. A coffee nightmare would have me waking up on the wrong side of the bed-the bottom. LOL! You are so creative! Love the coffee mug! With the right blend of coffee that crawling froth may simmer… Looking forward to a cozy season. Best Wishes to you my Poet friend, for the same!๐Ÿ˜Šโ˜•โคโคโคโค

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  6. Many thanks, Mani! I always am on Cloud 9 when you visit. Beware of Pesadilla โ€”- sheโ€™s quite impish, but Iโ€™ve asked her to be kind to you. ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜˜โค๏ธ

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  7. Such a name for a lady that sits pressing my chest and give delightful shivers to my cold night. I hope everything is fine dear Rose, I have not been able to use my laptop much and so I am taking advantage to take a look to your beautiful words. Wishing you nice holidays ^_^

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    • Merry Christmas, Francis! Pesadilla is quite the frightener, isnโ€™t she? Lol. My holidays have gotten warmer now that youโ€™ve visited. Iโ€™m glad youโ€™re well. Iโ€™ve missed you! ๐Ÿ’๐ŸŽ„๐ŸŽ

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      • Merry Christmas, Rose! Some imps are grabbing me to not stop to draw blueprints but I can scape a bit xP Take care so much, I always read you, even when I cannot come. The holidays here are hotter, this year seems way hotter than the last one. /n_n/

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