Emotions Immortal
O, words written help to still the pain in my soul
so I write of my ravaged life over and over
reaching into the past of my twisted journey
and hold them like a warm blanket familiar
can these words cleanse my emotions (?)
as my pen drips blood with a sorrow that is perpetual
and like the strains of a violin it wash over me
the past and the present mingling with tears
the curtains stir with an old pain
and the words stain my white paper blood red
falling, drip, drip, dripping with terrible emotions
that never decay or wither away in time but stay
and are full of shrieking voices of the beloved dead
chattering in my soul, over and over and over
my heart is drowned with memories
O, I will always relive each sad funeral dance
the last moments of life and the funeral farewell
the lamenting in the cemetery- the sweet stinking roses
a host of roses beneath trees fluttering in the breeze
so the emotions I write in patterns to purge my pain
and I am lost in a sea of headstones and shadows of time
O, love is eternal and even death cannot diminish
for it is timeless, beautiful both precious and painful
thoughts tiptoeing through tangled trees
when in shafts of sunlight come the memories
or in the darkness come slithering like snakes
a sweetness seems to last in the dregs of past sorrow
and I hold each emotion to my heart wiping off dust
O, beauty is a momentary thing in this short life of ours
and words spoken can become weapons that scar our souls
that can never be erased or forgotten or taken away ever
even when forgiven by words or pen they just fall deeper within
and I hang my head like a dying flower
for heartbreak is immortal and so I write and write
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December 2, 2020
Poetry/Prose/Emotions Immortal
Copyright Protected, ID 12-1309-052-02
All Rights Reserved, 2020, Constance La Frane
Written for the Standard contest, Catharsis Poetry
sponsor, Silent One, Judged 12/10/20
First Place
Copyright © Constance La France | Year Posted 2020
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