BATTLESTAR SCIATICA

On 10 April 201311 April 2013 By Walter J. WojtanikIn ...no prisoners, Altered States, depression, Disaster, Parody, Poetic Asides, Space, stimuli, Suffering, Through the Eyes of a Poet's Heart, Walt's Heartflashes - Poetry1 Comment

Across the galaxy to the small of my back,
just below two cracked vertebrae.
A start just like any other day
in a week not unlike any other still.
A stabbing pain radiating; debilitating
and traveling southward, with an outward
expression of an excruciating grimace
across my face. Phasers set to numb
and extraterrestrial images come to mind.
Alien vs Predator, a battle to the death
in the small of my back; a sciatic attack.
Other missions scrubbed while my condition
doubles me over, a voodoo curse.
I wish it’d get better before I get worse.
Dark Side 1 – Poet 0.

POETIC ASIDES Day 10 (Suffering)

TACTILE MEANDERING

On 21 March 201321 March 2013 By Walter J. WojtanikIn Photo Prompt, Poets United, stimuli, Verse First, Walt's Heartflashes - Poetry22 Comments

What that simple hello began,
this tender caress continues.
Hues of blushed skin and
heavy bursts of exhalation
exacerbates our situation.
Were you chilled to the bone
your reaction would be similar.
But the warmth of this touch
ignites the fire within
and still these fingers linger.