when roaches stop visiting

By Devil lyn





we don`t talk anymore
you and I for you and I
have moved on
to what is
undecidedly inconvenient
it`s as if these
spats of poetic trinkets
once whispered in dark end corners,
once rumored in secret places
have exhausted their course
so of course
fate was never of value
or in danger
of ever endangering us;
 
I hate God            sometimes
 
when I`ve failed to grasp
the disaster ahead,
like this winding curve
that settled  
on a long stretch of highway
that you don`t see
until your life flashes before your eyes
in an accidental heartbreak
 
but to say
I don`t miss you
or that I have never loved you
is a moral hazard in itself
and therefore we \ I should feel shame
rather than blame
for it takes two blemishes
to create one stain
that proves
hearts do bleed;
 
so I wish to give you
this poem
in place of a dozen wilted roses

 

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Copyright 2016 Devil lyn
Published on Thursday, October 20, 2016.     Filed under: "Poetry"

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  • carlosjackal On Sunday, July 16, 2023, carlosjackal (2787)By person wrote:

    Wonderfully crafted. Nail. Head.

  • TropicalSnowstorm On Sunday, July 2, 2017, TropicalSnowstorm (1580)By person wrote:

    Interesting, thought provoking piece that stirred my own memories. particularly loved the lines, "but to say i don't miss you or that i have never loved you is a moral hazard in itself." great piece! Ciao, T/S Scholar

  • Queazenart On Thursday, October 20, 2016, Queazenart (200)By person wrote:

    It's nice to read something with a personal touch from you. It feels more composed than usual, which is cool, and it also bears some great weight. I am especially enamored with the car-crash metaphor which, though not new, you do great justice. This might be my favorite of yours thus far.

  • Devil lyn On Thursday, October 20, 2016, Devil lyn (345)By person wrote:

    Wow, Q ... thank you for the comment; you left me quite speechless ... some of this is personal to me but in the end, we all get over it and move on (or at least that`s the way I like to think it).

  • A former member wrote: From one blemish to another...there is beauty in a wilted rose...and even more in this poem.

  • Devil lyn On Thursday, October 20, 2016, Devil lyn (345)By person wrote:

    Thank you for the beautiful comment;)

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