The Ring

By midnights voice

The Ring

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She puts her forefinger and thumb upon the ring

and twists it around her ring finger on her left hand

Her eyes are furrowed in sadness as she looks out

the kitchen window to the lake below

She barely breathes for the pain rests sullenly

upon her bloody bleeding heart

She's had enough and it's time to make a change

Love rolls like thunder when it's concentrated

in a golden diamond ring

She can't take another breath

with the hate that fills the air

She can't speak without starting

another wildfire serenade

So she sits at the kitchen table

twisting around the binds

that says she is supposed to care

She pulls it off maybe to her first knuckle

Then she pushes back the ring

It has become more complicated

than it should have ever been

A tear falls upon her hand

when she thinks about all the

love she shared

Then she shudders when all the hate

takes it's place

and turns love into despair

She takes a deep breath and then slowly

pulls off her wedding bands

and lays them in the bowl on the table

Their is no wind but suddenly

she's feeling so cold like a knife

had just cut through her

She looks down upon the lake

and sees the sky's reflection upon the water

Half heartedly she says ,"It's not too late."

But she knows to the core of her soul

the flame has died

and it can never be lit again

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Copyright 2017 midnights voice
Published on Monday, June 26, 2017.     Filed under: "Graphic Art"
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  • TropicalSnowstorm On Wednesday, June 28, 2017, TropicalSnowstorm (1580)By person wrote:

    Great piece and really good use of imagery to create a mood. The setting of her gazing out at a lake was very effective. I especially liked the lines "It has become more complicated than it should have ever been" - a think that is a simple line that resonates with MANY people. Good job! Ciao, T/S Scholar

  • midnights voice On Wednesday, June 28, 2017, midnights voice (957)By person wrote:

    Thank you TropicalSnowstorm for your indepth analysis .

  • Devil lyn On Tuesday, June 27, 2017, Devil lyn (345)By person wrote:

    Wow ... this was quite painful to read having tasted my fair share of divorce only there wasn`t a lake just the sun and a very hot day. At least with the lake there is peace and serenity; with the sun, there's only bitter and rage ... I remember that day very well.

  • midnights voice On Tuesday, June 27, 2017, midnights voice (957)By person wrote:

    Yes when two people are one and it comes to a separation there is only pain and destruction as the cutting apart occurs . And healing takes on a lifetime to happen . And all that remains are the mental photograph books that we flip through all of the time .

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