Death by Badassery*
*A collaboration with Manan, the talented poetess behind Manan Unleashed. Drop by her site and be dazzled by her wit, amazed at the beautiful images she creates and swept away by her heartfelt words.
Come meet the bad girls of senryu…
Death by Badassery
No Angel here screams
Smoky wings, pouty lips pressed
to glass, my name’s etched.
I ain’t no angel
Don’t get misled by my wings
Batman couldn’t clip those
Silk sheets overflow
Candles bleed wax, my whip cracks
I hunger for prey
I could wound your heart
leaving you aching for more
With just a whiplash
Music throbs, I bob
Weave through wearing corset laced
Trailing passion’s strings
A curl of my lips
Could send shivers down your spine
Should I smile on you
My leathers cling tight
Spike heels are my choice weapon
Bullets trace designs
I stalk the night streets
My heels tap a song of death
My claws–your last kiss
My sweet kiss of death
on your sad unknowing lips
will suck out your soul
My name you couldn’t take
Without some trepidation
Devil’s love I am!
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Powerfully written and vivid. That was badass. I am impressed. Thank you for sharing this with me. Appreciate that. How often do you post poetry? Will have to keep a closer eye on you.
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Thank you! It was a fun collab with Manan. I am kind of erratic with my poetry. when I sit down, I write prose, that was why I started this blog. To build an audience for my books. But then I got into writing poetry. I am trying to be more consistent with the poems but my heart lies in fantasy fiction, the epic variety.
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Umderstood. Our stories are similar. I am a novelist and screenwriter. Started writing poetry in October. But I don’t consider myself a poet. Pleasure reading your work.
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it’s nice to meet another blogger who is playing a poet on here like I am and struggling with the same thing.
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Laughing. I recently started writing short stories to get back into fiction. From what I read it doesn’t appear as if you are struggling.
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Oh gosh, who does not love a coupple of awesome badass poetesses? This is fabulous, you two. 10/10 all the way on the badassery scale:) 🙂
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Thank you! I had a lot of fun writing these. I let my inner bad girl out to play 🙂
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You are welcome! I LOVE your inner bad girl! Please, let her out more 🙂
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really? I usually don’t let her post on here because I’m afraid she will scare folks!
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Yes, sure! Don’t worry about readers, they can avoid reading if it gets too intense 🙂
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you really want to see my dark side don’t you?
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Yes please! A ticket for one 🙂
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oh boy I hope you know what you’re doing. It can get scary in there, but okay. I’ll let my dark side out to play
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Should I have purchased extra life insurance? 🙂
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does that cover psychiatric services? 😉
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If I am hospitalized then yes, my Canadian medicare should cover the cost of a shrink. However, if I have to pay out of pocket, it means I won’t have enough left over for popcorn and soda when the feature poem airs 🙂
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lol! popcorn and soda? Featured poem? They’re making a movie outta this? Hold the phone–no one told me…
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It was in the contract but I think the elephant ate it 🙂
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you know Death by Badasserie is the edited version. A few of my senryu didn’t make the cut. They were pretty dark. You have decided me to publish them.
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I did not know that! I hope to see them 🙂
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I added to them…you might think me scary! they are visceral and dark…no punches pulled
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Not scary at all 🙂 Love it!!
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ok one day soon I will release them…
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Perfect 🙂
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don’t say I didn’t warn you! 😉
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Okay, I won’t say you didn’t warn me 🙂
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😀 my legal department might want you to sign a few forms…releasing us from damages incurred by reading the pieces… 😉
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I am all over waivers 🙂 🙂
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okay I’ll post it
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Wooooo oooooh!!!!!!!!! I will get popcorn 🙂
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let me just find an image
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🙂 perfect
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It’s live: https://melindakucsera.com/bad-girl
I warned you. Just remember that.
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I am on my way 🙂 Hold the door, please!!
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how did you know I had the deadbolt in hand? You got x-ray vision?
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Shhhhhhh ,who told you?
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I cannot reveal my source. 😉 death would swiftly follow if I did.
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Oh, then please, hold on to it 🙂
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😀 no worries about that, my tongue was removed to ensure silence. I want to keep my fingers, so…no spilling that secret 😉
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Oh, my…yes, please keep those fingers as it is the only way you can write your wonderful words for us to read 🙂
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😀 that was my plan 🙂
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Good plan 🙂
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😀
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i like it , thx
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Oh YES!! This is awesome, so powerful. Love it.
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Thank you 🙂
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Badassery is a great title and theme! Rock on, Ladies, rock on!
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Thank you! We had a little too much fun with this one!
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😀 You’re welcome!
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Somehow I read this as a form of girl power. Girl knows what she wants. Awesome!! ☺️
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That was our intent! 🙂 Thank you!
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Most welcome! 🙂
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Cool. Thanks for sharing. I got to know new blogger today.
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Thanks for reading 🙂
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Excellent. Dovetail neatly……beautifully written. Hugs!
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Thank you 🙂
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Hugs!
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Hugs to you too!
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F-I-E-R-C-E! Ha! You two! 😀 😀 😀
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Thank you 🙂
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