Sappho (Elke)

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August 24, 2026

hideous need smiled at mecraving my pain, it desiredinsulting cave I felt it in my strengthpowerless seduction, I felt weakcaressing my dark I thought to risedressed in black cloaking my hurtwith a wild eyed expression I spy deathfighting his...

4 Comments

Fia Naturie
1 week ago

taking its breath away with my passion to live
greeting the sour with the sweet
very powerful Crimsin Like this line alot
- Crimsin
  1 week ago
  
  hello beautiful Fia thank you graciously for the love here ❤️
Lizz
1 week ago

Powerful and deeply raw. I love how this begins with pain almost having a personality of its own, trying to seduce the speaker into surrender, but gradually turns into a declaration of survival. “Taking its breath away with my passion to live” really stood out to me—it completely reverses who holds the power. The ending beautifully captures resilience: accepting both the sour and the sweet, yet refusing to bow. 🖤
- Crimsin
  1 week ago
  
  hello lovely poetess thank you graciously for such a giving comment…it uplifted me I was faced with my own mortality lately I didn’t know if I had the strength for a serious surgery but I did…I love life and chose to stay even given the state of things I was thinking of your poem and thinking a lot of people reason I won’t live long enough to suffer current descions but your righ our children will… beautiful work ❤️