A Gentlemen's Promise

By agentlemenspromise

She was me with somebody
Now the things she says let my blood
She sticks to it like oxygen or razorblades dragged through my veins
She taught me why roses are red
Because love is to bleed
To take a switch blade in your back but not to heart
So I bought her a white rose that day...
...And I slit my throat because she told me to
Because every crimson drop is love as is this on and off blacking out from bleeding...
...How thin my heart has become...
From bleaching the rose red with all of my resentment
I could kill her on paper and shed never know how the ink bled for her
I'd replace my life with "ou"
But id never tell her to her face I cared enough to
Sheâ€™s too broken and in disbelief
So I promised to never lie to you
I'd never mean to hurt you if you let me close enough to
I promised id never let the stars hang over your lifeless body while you beautifully choke on aspirin and drown in the blood creeping slowly from your wrist
If "I love you" carries no meaning
Then I give you a gentlemen's promise

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Published on Saturday, October 23, 2004. Filed under: "Poetry"

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Comments on "A Gentlemen's Promise"

On Thursday, September 15, 2005, MESUN (230) wrote:

i read this once before with a past account. still as great as the first time.
A former member wrote: wow...*echoes shards*
On Wednesday, May 4, 2005, Kinkypoptart (555) wrote:

Great write. Welcome to DP *knows you've been here for a few months* ~*~Tart~*~
On Friday, March 11, 2005, ShardsofSilence (222) wrote:

wow...this is so awesome i'm lost at words...
On Friday, January 28, 2005, Sticky Kitty (242) wrote:

wow*** this was so amazingly beautiful. That doesn begin to explain it. It's enchanted me. You have great talent. ~*Kitty*~
On Friday, November 12, 2004, urbanhumility (1175) wrote:

beautiful prose laced with despair........so very well spoken.............urban
On Wednesday, November 10, 2004, Angst Queen (370) wrote:

i'm getting so many different thoughts from this about several different people i have encountered in life. you did a great job
On Friday, November 5, 2004, KittyStryker (711) wrote:

i really like this... but it's hard to follow in oplaces... like "she thought me"... but if you fix those bits, it'll be an awesome work. :) read it aloud. helps it flow.
A former member wrote: awsome i love it razorblades are my favorite thing in this world i love poems that razerblaeds in thhem
On Friday, October 29, 2004, DarkWolf (415) wrote:

The imagery is so cool.. very visual.. blood and razors.. ah.. some of my favorite things.. -Michael
On Thursday, October 28, 2004, BleedSilver (298) wrote:

Damn, AGP. You have won my vote. This piece is just plain awesome. I fuckin love it. 'she thought me why roses are red, because love is to bleed' That line is great dude! You have earned a favorite, so you better upgrade soon.
A former member wrote: ~ Rose.
A former member wrote: This is so wonderful. So untouchably beautiful that I am let only to be a speechless bystander; "if "i love you" carries no meaning then i give you a gentlemen's promise" - utter genius. I shall look forward to reading many more of your terrific works. ~
A former member wrote: "i could kill her on paper and shed never know how the ink bled for her" i thought that was a great line, welcome to DP.
On Tuesday, October 26, 2004, Lotophagi (333) wrote:

"id replace my life with "ou"" very, very clever, wonderful.