my memory still burns
in smouldering recollection
of the first time
my eyes fell upon
your luscious curves
skin smooth as satin
bathed in amber glow
as you lay before me
seductive in the summer sunset
you torched my imagination
ignited my spirit
fired my soul
I wanted you so badly
to fondle you with fingertips
caress you with trembling lips
you promised such sweetness
but I’d been warned by others
who had dared partake
of your fiery charms
“it will end in tears” they said
but I did not heed their counsel
wholly and utterly seduced
I fell upon you hungrily
taking you passionately
in the lust filled moment
our union flared
hot as lava
scorching as an August sun
I was swept away
as I consumed your charms
aflame with desire
as I tasted sweet
your forbidden fruit
in a wanton blaze
I took my fill
but just as quickly
it ended
regrettably
I should have listened
they knew you all too well
you burned me badly
and left me crying
but I never will forget you…
habanero!
rob kistner © 2019
The habanero is one of the hottest chili’s on earth!
Ohhhhhh……I was thinking I would have to reply something like “Whew!!!! I need to take a cold shower!” I should have known better 🙂 What a grin I still have on my face! 🙂 You clever man you! GREAT response to the prompt!
PS: My husband LOVES hot food….puts Franks Red Hot on so much! And always asks for extra chilis when we order Mexican food 🙂
Glad you enjoyed this Lillian… 🙂 your husband sounds like he has the same kind of tastebuds as my wife. I buy both mild and hot salsa at the store. I eat the mild, drinking plenty of water. She dwns the hot by the chipful and never blinks! Go figure?
Those chilis are very hot. Nice description of them.
Thanks Frank. My son tricked me into my first bite of one, telling me it was mildly sweet. I threw shoe at him…
Wow. My mind was going in a completely different direction, as it was supposed to :-). Excellent writing, either way!
Thank you Susan! I call my purposely misleading poetry pieces — Rorschach poems… 🙂
Oh, Rob! This is what blockbuster movies are made of! You were like Icarus trying to fly to the sun!
Thanks Dwight, but it felt like I’d swallowed a bit of the sun! 🙂
The best! Great job pulling us in ????
Thanks Donna! 🙂
Rob, that’s the best poem I ever read about a pepper! I dare you to write one about a peach 😉
Thank you. I have one about a peach Lisa. From 10-12 years ago. I’ll dig it up and do some editing, tighten it up, and perhaps trot it out down the road? 😉
I laughed, despite myself. I anticipated the punchline… I hear that milk helps?
I enjoyed this clever write.
Thank you Barry! Milk is supposed to be the best…
Smiles! As much as I like hot food, it doesn’t like me.
The more past 70 I get the milder and milder my food becomes Kim. 😉
That was so well written and, if not a bit misleading… Loved it!
Thank you Kevin! 😉
You got me, Rob. Love it! I love jalapeños, but habaneros are too hot for me.
Glad this surprised Linda. Jalapeños have become too much for me. I tolerated them as I passed 65, but got my pacemaker 2 years ago and for some reason, hot & spicy have left me behind. My son tricked me to trying my first habanero a number of years ago, telling me it was mildly sweet! Through my shoe at him…
Love the word play of fiery terms Rob, “My memory still burns” especially.
Thank you Paul! 😉
LOL! You got me! ???? I was anticipating the end and then ..BAM. Good one Rob.
Thank you Christine… 😉
Ha! You got me good! Great writing! I only do mild hot.
Thank you Mary!
Ah! you got me. I was very surprised at your reveal. I was thinking you were sampling something else entirely. I really Laughed out loud.
Glad you liked it Deborah… 🙂