The Last Waltz

By Bradene

Fri, 24 Oct 2008
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Adrenaline raced,
screamed through each highway of blood
until it slammed into her heart
pierced her very soul
as she watched unwillingly
the tableau before her.

They stood so close-

So close that
she could not tell
where the woman began
and the man ended.

Her world tilted,
fragmented, shattered
into a zillion pieces of nonsense.

The sob rose from deep within
accompanied by Englebert Humperdink
announcing melodiously that
the last waltz
had begun…
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VMM2008

Certificate U
Poem
Life's Ups And Downs
Love

Comments

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on
Excellent this, dear Val, with marvellously strong beginning that drawers the reader straight in. These lines really did it for me though:- "So close that she could not tell where the woman began and the man ended." Made me shiver, actually. Much enjoyed. Tina x