They pull at me so, One whispering fantasy, The story's glory, While poetry, my sweet love,Promises me fortune's kiss.
Tag: Romance
Reversals
A distant sense of “nevermore”,Keeps me pinned onto the floor,Wallowing, self-pitying,While she leaves wanting more,Slipping out the back door.
This is no Tragedy
When he said he loved me,I took him in my arms,And anointed him in holy oil.When he said he'd save me,I whispered the secrets,Of my heart’s own riddles.When he said he'd be mine,I bloodied my own hands,And kissed him as reward.When he said he'd leave me,I burned it all down,And that, I won't regret.
Tear-Soaked Trinity
The artist I abandoned,The paramour cut me loose,But we find one another,As surely as the sunset,Armed with new faces, of course,Sculpted of salt and bone, so,We pray to forget the pain.
Jukebox Remedies
A cold stiff drink is the best remedy for heartbreak, Something dark, alluring, a little cruel, Like love now lost to you, Now the classic jukebox remedy might soothe the fresh ache, Turning wounded rejection into artful cool, Or something just to cry to. Prompt: from the kind writers over at the pub, dVerse, “Juke” as … Continue reading Jukebox Remedies
Love is immortal
Love is immortal,Child of heavenly romance,Avenger of betrayal. Love, once born, lingers,An undead and haunting thing,That shadows all of my thoughts.
The lunatic stars
The lunatic stars,Stir in me, an ancient lust,Cruel as cold iron.Only with the morning light,Does shame temper me again.
I remember love
I remember love,And the anguish that I felt,As it died, broken.So I swore, Never Again,And yet, of course, here I am.
She lies, deep asleep
She lies, deep asleep,In a grave beneath the sea,Nestled in cold sand,While I, salt-faced and bereaved,Not brave enough to join her.
Heat attracts young ghosts
Heat attracts young ghosts,Shimmering dancers teasing,From your lips, a kiss.
Discarded Recollections 