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She
is -
today -
a still log- tethered to savour,
eyelids
treasure – those tears, from severed memories,
of
the penny gush ‘bout this lavish city.
The girl she knew - insignificant, grovelling at feet;
The girl she knew - insignificant, grovelling at feet;
now
measures her worth, with her visitor’s count.
The
night is sore somewhere here;
beholds
tears from rotten carcass -
Early
scavengers undressed and caressed,
she now
mourns her breathing death.
Her
reflection denies a dream the iris still holds;
Past
had it –
a
nightmare; her altered, ruined reverie,
She
refuses to close her eyes, but to hide dew
from
the last fun-filled ruthless night,
where
glossy lips seduced and the heart within cursed few.For mindlovemisery menagerie's wordle#150 and poem sketch at IGWRT:
Words used (penny gush, lavish, girl, iris, mutable (here, altered), grovel, insignificant, count, reflection)
So beautifully told sad saga....sigh!
ReplyDeleteThank you
DeleteExpressed well!!
ReplyDeletethank you!
DeleteFirst welcome to MLMM what a privileged to have you and I mean that. Wow what you have presented me with is absolutely outstanding.
ReplyDeleteYou've literally blown me away, so much emotion in this piece, so much pain I can't even quote one line because every line is brilliant and perfectly placed.
Yves
That's way more than what I expected, Yves! so kind and nice of you; simply made my day with this comment!
Deletethanks a ton! :) <3
What a closing line!
ReplyDeleteThe turn that really expressed the pain first for me was
ReplyDeleteThe girl she knew - insignificant, grovelling at feet;
now measures her worth, with her visitor’s count.
Made me think of prostitution and what it does to a soul...
She refuses to close her eyes, but to hide dew
ReplyDeletefrom the last fun-filled ruthless night,
where glossy lips seduced and the heart within cursed few.
An unexpected reaction can be most discouraging. But there are always openings with a loved one!
Hank
Words permeated with sadness and despair. Touching.
ReplyDeleteBeautifully haunting!❤️
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