Tarot: The Devil
National Poetry Day 11
April is National Poetry Month. I am posting or revising a poem each day in April related to the tarot deck. Please check out index for this at:
For National Poetry Month I am using tarot cards for inspiration. The tarot card for today is The Devil. The symbolic essence that flows from The Devil is desire, addiction, and compulsive behaviour. This card reminds us that we forge our own chains and choose to wear them. It also reminds us that freedom is ours, and we can choose differently.
Ravenous
You make me hungry.
You stand close filling my senses
with sharp-edged aching want
even just being so near to you
I can feel the blood in your veins
smell the spicy tang of your flesh
taste the sweetness of your skin
You make me hungry
Your eyes sparkle with enticement
Your lips invite my mouth to taste
Your raven hair begs for my grasp
Your presence awakens yearnings
so wildly fierce I feel on fire
You make me so hungry
I would pin you to this wall
shred your clothing
feed upon your body
starting with your lips
sliding down your skin
feast on your neck
sampling downward
over your naked form
drink in your heat
sip from your desire
awaken your appetite
so that together we
collapse entwined
by our delight
in this madness
enchained
We are ravenous.
Public domain image. This card is from an original 1909 “Roses & Lilies” deck.
April 12th will be The World, major arcana XV
April 10th was
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