The pages within my growing WordPress family never fail to inspire me in some way shape or form.
One blog in particular has caught my attention recently and I have been captivated by the honest and powerful nature of the writings over on “Refractory Ramblings from the Darkside”.
With that in mind, I am thrilled to present to you Alex as todays guest poet. You can read more here: http://ccchanel41.wordpress.com/about/
Enjoy
Cheers J
The Brave One
She sees the flames… through them…
Once in them…
The heat melted permanent tattoos into
her skin…
She is the protector, the brave one
Tattoos of justice now decorate her body
for the flesh of desire
To capture men who once held her innocence ransom
She flicks her lighter… cigarette to her
lips
Lips that once choked out water
spit out dirt… trickled blood
Now luscious Red, wet only with
anticipation
The brave one of the inside children, now
the saddest one…
She flicks the lighter again…
Another drag…
Anger, the great protector, who never feared
drops of blood
Now, flinches at the fall of tears that sting
Sexual currency, gives a smirk, as it is a monetary note
learned long ago
Before nursery rhymes and teddy bears, she wore
leather and lace and bows in her hair
She loved only once, learning quickly that aching death
was worse than any memory in the flames
The weakness was torture, shards of glass left behind
too real to remove
Too fragile. She loved the beauty of that pain, leaving it
to bleed, if only to feel…
Brought to her knees by weakness, love
Putrid sadness of a real world
She lit one last cigarette, comforted by
the familiar flames
She danced with the visions for a moment
fuelled by the rage
She was the protector again… ready for the night.
If you would like to be a guest poet, please send photo, words and youtube clip to eyewillnotcry@hotmail.co.uk
Eye Will Not Cry 
Thanks J, an honor to be hosted on your blog. Your work is ever an inspiration to me, as are you.
Much love and as always..
Cheers
-Alex
You are very welcome – anytime! Cheers J
Awesome work!
It is, isn’t it! Cheers J
Thank you gutterphenomenon, very much -alex
Beautiful poem! Love it! 🙂
Me too! Cheers J
Thanks justme792! -alex
J and Alex, thank you for sharing this.
Alex, this piece is so brave and feels so honest. Wonderfully done, with great visual metaphors, beautifully descriptive, and laced with great sadness. It’s truly an amazing ability to vocalize these emotions, and do it so very well! The image and music video you selected, great choices, the entire presentation is extremely powerful.
Warm wishes,
Pepper
Isn’t it Pepper! A superb piece of wrting – so powerful ! Nice to see you – Cheers J
J, yes I agree, excellent writing and truly powerful. Take care and have a wonderful weekend!
Warm wishes,
Pepper
Thank you so much Pepper for that thoughtful commentary. It is much appreciated, and very gracious. xx -alex
Thank you gor the high five!
Very profound! Thank you too, for dropping by and liking my post “Hurt”.
Thank you and you are welcome – Cheers J
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