Red Roses Are For Lovers

Gold cherry

By agnosticnun

Fri, 17 Feb 2023
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Once I was sanguine.
Sanguinary? One of those.

In the chamber where we met
Our rhythms matched. We danced,
You took the lead.
I should have watched my step.

But I thought we could be lost together.

I remember kisses,
Lips parted, or skin. Something pink,
A tongue grown barbs.
What teeth you had!

This is the problem with damaged people:
They break. But lovers will embrace shattered crystal
And never know they bleed --
Red roses are for lovers.

Jagged edge embedded, we ruptured,
Myocardial infarction. Does the heart attack
Or is it attacked? When love dies
Does it leave a corpse?

 

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Submitted by Ewan on

This is our pick of the day today. Please share and/or retweet so it reaches the public it deserves.

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Submitted by agnosticnun on

 

Kristi

Submitted by forest_for_ever on

I was truly impressed with this poem and the final verse sums it all up 'when love dies does it leave a corpse?'  is inspirational.  Poem of the Month for me!

 

Submitted by agnosticnun on

Thank you! I'm pleased and humbled that you found my morbid little valentine inspiring.

Kristi

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

So pleased this was given golden cherries - very well deserved!

 

Submitted by agnosticnun on

Thank you!

Kristi

Submitted by forest_for_ever on

What really resonated for me was the two different 'agendas' and a feeling of betrayal.  I was hung out to dry many, many years ago before I met my wife and I simply couldn't see she was taking what she wanted from the relationship and ultimately abandoning me when she got bored.

 

Submitted by agnosticnun on

Betrayal is difficult, isn't it?  It leaves you with a very special type of grief, wondering if the person you loved ever existed outside your mind. It's both losing someone and having everything in your life they touched tainted. I'm sorry you experienced that.

Kristi