by Philip Wardlow 2015
Her Body –
Her Body
I noticed her body after her beguiling faced walked in.
It spoke and sang to me with a swaying of heavy hip action.
If only I could dial back my desire then the stars would align,
but the god given geometry wrapping around that frame
would make a chaste man wonder why he went insane
as he saw curves creating arcs upon arcs
intertwining to manifest into shapes
only nature could conceive.
In the lovely female form
there’s a weakness
in me because as she
walks across the room
I continue to gaze while my
rapture increases knowing her body is
hidden beneath thin layers that only deepen
the mystery of a softness that is surely there.
What if I were to simply let my hands wonder
where they wish to go, to peek lightly with
fingertips in a caress down her naked back
with all intent to travel on if my bold
desires permitted such an act.
I know my place, but she
will learn my charms,
she will see my face,
and look deep into
my eyes and
wonder if
tonight I
am her
fate.
By Philip Wardlow
Burn – A poem
Sexing you up on Friday the 13th – A poem
Sexing you up on Friday the 13th~
Hey you,
in those vicious black heels,
What kind of luck do I need to get them
off you, or pressed into me?
I see you in the broken mirror
bent over with all your
loveliness revealed.
What mojo are you channeling today?
What’s in that juju bag you are rattling
my way?
Black things, hidden things, shadowed
intentions of import,
all centered on the
sex enshrouded you.
It calls like a black cat down
the alley of discontent.
How lucky do I have to be?
Or unlucky, depending
on what lurks behind
those eyes.
I’m stepping on cracks, & going under
ladders trying to get you
in bed.
I’m daring like that,
besides you have to believe
in all that mumbo jumbo
for it to have power
over you,
and I’ve never been one
to think a simple number
ever held sway over me
regarding you.
Superstitious or not.
by Philip Wardlow 2015
The Result – A poem
Veterans Days – Give Thanks
Fortis fortuna adiuvat (Fortune Favors the Bold)
Fortis fortuna adiuvat ~
Goddess of Luck
You shall see me, for I have not
always shone brightly in your eyes.
Perhaps the clouds have hidden my form
beneath your lofty perch..
but I shall give you no more reason to doubt
or ignore.
See me!
No longer in shadow shall I be.
See the sun? Ha! It shall pale in comparison.
I shall not be cast aside.
Even if your eyes
were torn out, you will see.
I will attain a greatness to rival even your own.
Oh Lady Luck!
You, who never knew despair,
You, who never touched feet to human ground
beneath.
What do you know of struggle?
What do you know, to call yourself
my judge and artiber of all that
is me.
You know nothing
when I show you were always wrong
about me.
You will know nothing.
by Philip Wardlow 2015
You can Wish
You can Wish
and Bitch
and Whine
and Moan
But that mountain ain’t gonna
give you a helping hand
to climb.
So you slipped?
That’s gravity pulling you down.
You see, the Earth is bigger than you or me
and it’s going to do that.
If you have muscles wrapped
around that bone
then pull yourself
up.
Call me an asshole.
Go ahead. I’ve called myself
that enough for two lifetimes.
But I’m learning that life
respects grit, and getting
back in the game,
no matter how many times
you slip.
In the end,
she still may be a bitch.
But it’s not your call
to wonder and wait
at your fate.
Yours is to simply do
today
by Philip Wardlow 2015
The Zombie and the Saint

The Zombie and the Saint~
She walked in a disjointed gait
down a dark desolate street
thigh highs taunt and tight
on a withered frame
hollow and desiccated.
Held together by a tight black
skirt, and laced corset.
I approached to ask for a light.
Her dispassionate gaze
crawled over me, a hunger
was there, undefined.
Dull, Defective, Defunct
I shrugged, and moved on.
A cold hand clutched
vice like,
as claws dug
into me, desperately.
I looked to her eyes
and found a light
Bright embers burning
deep.
And took her home
Or did
she take me?
I will never know.
But should I really care?
For she saved me.
She was my Saint.
by Philip Wardlow 2015







