Passion and Punishment
by Rodney B

I look and linger
my mind asunder
thoughts gone haywire
wiping beads of perspire

what hath mine eyes doth behold
what travesty doth unfold
yet i look not away
no longer in control

primal urge awakened
emotions never imagined
watching bodies intertwined
betrayal of the worst kind

once mine now callously shared
sounds of rapture assaulting mine ears
soul draining through tears
slowly clouding my stare

witness to passion once enjoyed
witness to love now being destroyed
more punishing a vision never behold
now punisher to a heart that beats so cold

trying to dismiss it
but unable, tis too explicit
brain screaming on fire
straining against dark desire

palm sweaty
against steel so clammy
grip ever tightening
devil's finger at the ready

conflicting thoughts of forgiveness or retribution
then calm, no more discussion
for alas fate has decided
blood, twas the only solution

Hey There....I really like this one, especially your use of "archaic" words: doth, hath, etc. I had a college poetry class and I used the word "amongst", the teacher told me not to use it because it is too old fashioned.

Sorry for the rant, great write

GOOD write!

This reads so well....it lingers nicely

Nice write.

nice piece...