A Murderer's Love Letter

By Nimue44

Once, I brought you the darkness.
Let me harvest-
Let me do this just once.




The stopping of time-
That only happens twice
In my days.
 
[An instant sharpened lives as long as it doesn’t happen:
Like an omen.]
 
In the heat of the moment,
In the fragrant frenzy of the battle,
In the metallic lightning against the cattle,
In the 4 sec succulent sin of murder,
In the unfurling scarlet blossom of death…
Everlasting coppery scent…
 
Or with you,
When your breath
Is suddenly sweetened.
As we lie on rain-varnished cement…

[Amidst the pendulum decadence of your body, when we’re lost in the fire and ashes,
I know you get the flashes. 
You know I can leave murmurs and bodies cropped.]
 
Because you have shown me what only death ever could:
The worth of life.
 
With you, with my knife…
In the kiss or in the murder-
Time is stopped.

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Copyright 2015 Nimue44
Published on Saturday, August 8, 2015.     Filed under: "Poetry"

Author's Note:

While trying to fall asleep, this happened. Jumped out of bed. Go figure.
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  • A former member wrote: Love your use of imagery , death after all is the final act of beauty. you captured the feeling well. great job !

  • molock On Saturday, August 8, 2015, molock (314)By person wrote:

    this reminds me of some sort of sacrifice, beautifully written, it's good to hear from you young lady

  • A former member wrote: I always get some kind of inspiration when I am trying to go to sleep haha I feel you there after though I never seem to find my way back to bed .... Amazing work!!

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