The White Page (Poem)

I think

I think I can't

Keep writing this

It's sounding bland

I try to figure out the next few lines

I just can't seem to find the rhyme

What once had come so quick to me

Has now become a mystery

Why oh why

I close my eyes

Oh why has everything gone awry

My words used to flow right down the page

Now they've left me in a rage

I twiddle my thumbs

Rub my head

This writer's block has stopped me dead

What to do

Where to start

I feel as though I've lost my heart

My muse which used to whisper in my ear

Has gone on vacation

It's nowhere near

So now I sit and stare at this screen

Hoping something will come to me

Some witty remark

Something to make you smile

Keep you hanging around for just awhile

For soon my inspiration will kick in

I'll be writing again soon

I just don't know when

© Copyright E.F. Rose 9.11.07

Darling (Poem)

My eyes burning red

The sky so dark

Howls sending chills right to your heart

I watch you from a nearby tree

I see you shiver, weak at the knee

The darkness, to you, is so engulfing

And you’re not aware yet

But it’s you I am stalking

I can sense your fear

Smell your sweat

I can practically taste you upon my lips

My lips pull back

In a knowing grin

For this game of ours has yet to begin

I want to give you a sporting chance

So I reach over and snap a small branch

You jump at the sound, taking off at a run

A shiver runs through me

Anticipating the fun

Your fear hangs behind you in the air

It flashes for me just like a flare

Crouching down low I spring from the tree

Weaving through the woods with a vicious speed

I feel my pulse quicken as I gain ground

Coming up behind you with little sound

You gasp as I grab you by the hair

Spinning you around to meet my stare

“I’ve been watching you!” I say with a smile

Leaning in closer, my grip on you tightening

“Please, by all means, continue your fighting.”

A laugh escapes me

As your screams cut through the air

With a twist, a shove, and a gasp to breath

I get you pinned nicely upon the leaves

“Now that you’re ready and into the game

Allow me to show you the true meaning of pain.”

Wth a whimper, a moan

Your body tenses

The look in your eyes sends a shock to my senses

I sneer at you then, as I lean close, and say

“Brace yourself darling, for it’s time to play!”

© Copyright E.F. Rose 3.27.13

The Bodies Rush (Poem)

Truly, madly, deeply

These words are whispered oh so sweetly

Caressing over my tender ears

Breaking through my barriers

I feel my sorrows slip away

Like the sand along the bay

I curl my fingers through your hair

A sigh escapes me as I catch your stare

You start by placing a kiss upon my lips

Then slowly trace a line behind your fingertips

A shudder runs right through my core

As I moan for something more

Your hands journey lower in response to my need

Causing us both to fall to our knees

And from there our control completely slips away

Followed by any caution, which seems to go astray

All that’s left is our savage need

Filled with wanting, burning, and a selfish greed

Clothes are ripped away, exposing glistening flesh

Already showing the heat from our bodies rush

And as our bodies join and our souls combine

Our silent screams are heard through time

Each separate rhythm is joined into a single song

Complementing each other as we move along

With nails, teeth, and a quickening speed

Our very souls shake with our growing need

I feel your rhythm quickly change

Becoming more fevered with a demanding rage

This rage engulfs all of my senses

Conquering all of my defenses

This building pleasure, with just a hint of pain

Crashes over me as I go wildly insane

At this point our rhythms hit their peak

Holding onto you I let myself go free

We fly so high into the night

Our inner heat, our only light

And as we’re rocked with a final shudder

We fall back inside each other

A satisfied exhaustion takes over us

A lingering shiver from our sated lust

And as I lay upon your chest

Listening to your heart slowing as you rest

I sigh and smile, closing my eyes

Holding onto the waning sensations still riding me inside

© Copyright E.F. Rose 08.24.07

Tears (Poem)

Tears are falling all around

Soaking through my bed

Straight to the ground

I feel them burning down my cheek

Filled with all my anger and all my grief

I have no control of them

No way to make them stop

My thoughts keep them coming

Without a single pause

My sobs reveal my searing pain

As I stare up to the skies

The tears fall without shame

I don’t know when the tears will stop

When the pain will finally ease

My eyes may dry up long before then 

Leaving no more tears to see

© Copyright E.F. Rose 03.22.13

Mortalities Light (Poem)

Black to grey
Grey to white
The building of a brilliant light
A light suspended in the air
High above for the world to share
It’s born to us like any other
From the loving womb of it’s mother
And then it grows
So wild and free
A twinkling for the world to see
We put is up upon the highest perch
Holding it to standards, above reproach
And as it’s light gets brighter and brighter
We start to see it getting wilder
For like the rubber band
That’s stretched so thin
A cracking snap is heard within
With that the light we’ve held so high
Slowly starts to fade, then die

© Copyright E.F. Rose 03.10.12

Like the Breeze (Poem)

Swirling, curling
Twisting, whirling
The wind is blowing
Through my hair
The leaves
They dance
Along the ground
Then lift high into the air
I track them as they spin around
A ballet that’s all their own
A dance of life and death as one
With all it’s highs and lows
They seem so wild
As they move
So unpredictable and free
And in this moment they represent
All that I want to be
They dip down to swirl around my feet
Then disappear into the night
Carried quickly along the breeze
Moving out of sight
The wind it stays
My constant friend
Moving all around
It reminds me that even in the stormiest night
There are wonders to be found
My life it moves
Just like the breeze
Filled with all it’s highs and lows
And like the leaves
Dancing in the air
My heart has a ballet all it’s own
I spread my arms
Looking towards the skies
Feeling the wind blow all around
And in moments like these
Feeling free and alive
My heart it knows no bounds

© Copyright E.F. Rose 03.03.13