Embers

I clutch my breast, 
	shattered 

shards of the once
	whole,

rubble our kitchen
	floor,

mosaic of smashed
wedding gifts,

failed hopes,
	dashed dreams,

ugly mugs stained
	hues of love,

hearts drawn thin
	as dinner plates,

dining sets burst
	spider webs,

sacrificed to the selfish
	gods
	upon a linoleum altar.

A lone survivor
	stares

down upon our battle
	ground,

four eyes and
	two smiles,

on high, through glass
	sky,

two lives,
	one wish,

shaken, rattled
	not rent,

blue horizons
	behind,

I see you, you see
me,

cobbled streets
	underneath,
cutting through this
	misery,

a photo,
	a memory,

faded not forgotten,
	dashed not dead,

you and me,
	fingers entwined,	

dreams alive,
	hopes afire,

walking through Madrid.

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Beata Agustin

Date: 7/30/2025 2:57:00 AM

Congrats! Thanks for sharing this... and for sharing your talent. Your first posted poem is a champion! God bless you.

Nico Coar
Date: 7/30/2025 10:32:00 AM

Thanks for the support.

Paulette Calasibetta

Date: 3/15/2024 10:54:00 AM

Wow a fabulous poignant poem that certainly deserved the top spot in the contest as well as perfectly crafted poem. Kudos, Paulette

Beata Agustin

Date: 3/13/2024 5:27:00 AM

Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Welcome to Poetry Soup. I welcome you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.