Alchemy Of Ruins

By DescendingDown

Against the whisperings of a slanted horizon
on the other side reason
love plays here

He stares at me through hungry orphan eyes
in a thirst for (com)passion
& erases the lines of where I thought I existed

I painted him somewhere in between my dreams
& that black inked night when my pens ran dry
neath the scattered remnants of fallen stars

I am a tattered paper doll
folding under his finger tips
in silent prayer
that he'll take his time in breaking my heart

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Copyright 2010 Kandice Bush
Published on Saturday, May 29, 2010.     Filed under: "Love" and "Poetry"
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  • A former member wrote: .the last line. .. i am not sure why that impales me, but i feel it right through me... something that we dare not utter to our hearts, let alone to our loves. .. .. as if we could just have the time we needed the end might not be so killing.. .. . . .a lingering death i s'pose....but it would be beautiful wouldnt it?

  • timekop On Saturday, May 29, 2010, timekop (15)By person wrote:

    your title is excellent, and i like that you try to explain things that are difficult.

  • alex herewane On Saturday, May 29, 2010, alex herewane (149)By person wrote:

    I have been reading your poems and I feel there is a good depth to your writings. It appears you are willing to give of yourself and there is also a warmth to what you write, I like what you write. don't forget it's alright to be a little selfish sometimes.

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