Metal Detector

By lupus tenebrae

I looked for the crossbones of treasure in hiding
and found the graffiti of what once laid there.

I looked for the promise I slipped on your finger
and found that, in dreaming, its facets were gone.

I looked for the sleep sand that fastened my eyelids
and realized its magic was never enough

to gain back the hours I lost over searching
and sifting through ashes and seashells...for us.

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Published on Tuesday, October 23, 2012. Filed under: "Love" and "Poetry"

Author's Note:

Probably my last post until next month, when I'll have more money. It's not bad, in my opinion.

Comments on "Metal Detector"

On Wednesday, July 3, 2013, dalphon (70) wrote:

short, but powerful, my favorite drug :) Excellent!!
A former member wrote: i so much enjoy your writes. they take me to other places and make me feel so calm and cool. they have a wonderful tonality to them. thanks.
On Tuesday, October 23, 2012, Northstar (375) wrote:

this is haunting...had to reread a few times...resonates with my own aching..the imagery is intense fo sho!