Interrogation Poem by rosalinda flores martinez

You were once a leech on my lover’s neck-
Torture and anguish to lights of my days


With Medusa and Judas, can you
Be drowned in the underworld of phantoms?


You robbed full long days of felicity
My diamond, my only longed affection,


My precious posterity of time, you
Dumped selfishly inside a rotting jar


Of cursed stones, puke of Sodom and Gomorrah
You devastated my life, drought my breasts

Those nights,
Those haunting gray nights, haunted

Haunting,
Hopeful, dutiful tomorrows

Cracked walls of sacred covenant,
Buried home of family

Those nights
Ached

Haunted
Love’s promises

Corrupted hymns of twin hearts. Those nights gripped
Nights that shrieked my flesh into shreds of dust


Shot soul of Eros, lulled December breeze
Hardened soft tongue, but cold lips in winter

Nightmares of forbidden cities, cutting
Like blade, broken bones beyond healing

How your tongues kissed terrified me. How you
Rolled, tenderly held each other


Nailed me, nailed me several times to a Cross
Those nights bled my solitude
'Gotterdammerung! '


Shocking waves in Apocalypse
Mercy!
Why did you steal the heart of my affections?

Green eyes of deceit crawled scales of snake on
Your back. May God pardon and throw grace

Tight beads cuddling at dawn were all I had
True love, a crown of glory and youth once

Lost, burst a necklace of stars and moons
Heaven lay sturdy bright nights mine forever

Thunder, smokes of fire burning old filth
Death sickles prune eyes, skin gums, and rust of boats

Decked on wrong ports, needing incense and whiff
Of Heaven’s rain – we beg mercy, pardon, mercy

God’s Sacred love and peace,
Be love and peace

Almighty Trinity
Heal hearts, glory to Heart most pure

My heart, all hearts, let follow
'Rogate! '

Rosalinda Flores
10.13.2010