there is need
bright & shining in blades
we know better
than to touch
but we do, press against
those edges, our boundaries
& then step back
surprised
by new blood
filling scars
already there
the love i want
the love i know
is unweaponed
but armed
with what can open
& what heals
both
carefully sheathed
Susan Daniels Poetry 
Excellent write.
Mama, thank you!
I really liked this. It’s quite poignant. A really thoughtful piece!
S, thanking you. A lot of us confuse what hurts us for love. Not saying love can’t hurt, but that’s a different poem…
Hmmm.. Yes, I can relate to that. I think a lot of people generally confuse intense feelings for love, not realizing that they can come from other places or needs. What are you doing for dVerse?
I am sending my canon poem–it has a punch to it. Either that or “my words need to flow easy.” Both strong, not sure which one. Any suggestions?
oops–that was supposed to be EAST not EASY…lol
Wow! The relation between physical and emotional wounds.
Yes. Sometimes the relationship between the two is excruciatingly close.
Very powerful. Thank you for sharing.
I see you, I hear you, and I am listening.
Oh, Thank you Morgan–and also thanks for following my page…
This made me think of the universal question… “I wonder how sharp is this steak knife….?” Never ends well… and yet there’s always that temptation. And that first drop of blood does look pretty (until it starts to hurt). Ummm, not sure what I’m saying here – just rambling. I guess it’s about taking chances as well as taking care?
Yes–kind of about that, and how love is different from pathological need…but don’t ask me, ‘cuz it belongs to you guys now, not me 😉
Yes, I know what you mean – can mean different things to different people. I like that in poetry. 🙂
Yes, I love that about poetry myself 😉
Wow … this froze my blood !!!
Mine too–then it warmed it up again, when it swam back to normal waters, I hope?
Sometimes the reward we perceive outweighs the risk we assume. Methinks life experience is designed to condition how interact with the borders.
Quite true.
what a rotation of heart, flesh, spiritual and carnal! Untouchable!
Thank you, m’dear.
Something hellish and vast bubbles beneath the surface. This is a compliment in my mind. Excellent stuff Susan – again.
Thank you–and yes, you get this. You really, really get it, or it would just make you shiver a little bit.
unweaponed but armed! I like this!
so, not all arms are weapons, not all weapons are arms?? and the ultimate arm is not a physical weapon!
Yes! Exactly. And the ultimate arm, while also not being physical, can ultimately heal. I love the complexities of being human.
Excellently done.
Thanks, Celestine.