Emile Pinet Poet Quatrain

Forbidden Fruit

Unrequited love is the
forbidden fruit of the heart.
And if you lust for its taste,
it will tear your heart apart.

A love that can never be;
drains dreams of all their magic.
And like a moth to a flame;
results are often tragic.

Behind a facade of smiles,
you try to hold back the tears.
Yet hope is mired in despair;
where it has languished for years.

Jealousy results in a
deluge of sad emotions.
And it feels as though you've cried
enough tears: to fill oceans.

You suckle reality,
on the bosom of the night.
For fantasies morph into
shackles at Dawn's breaking light.

Sequestered in make-believe;
love has brought you to your knees.
Yet, in your dreams, you get to
be with whomever you please.

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Line Gauthier March 13, 2018 at 3:00 PM Love the imagery of these two lines "Sequestered within your heart love has brought you to your knees." Well done, Emile. Emile Pinet March 13, 2018 at 3:04 PM Thank you Line, I appreciate your continued support and friendship my friend, Emile.

Carole Duet August 15, 2016 at 9:19 PM What a true description of this "ailment"! Been there, done that....I feel your pain. Wonderful poem.

Joel Thornton February 23, 2015 at 6:31 AM Wow...quite real and relevant to me..quite the amazing description of how unrequited love feels.it it made me cry to be honest..a7 Emile Pinet February 23, 2015 at 8:40 AM Thanks Joel, you defiantly know how to create a smile, Emile.

Skat A January 25, 2015 at 12:20 AM EMILE, always pleased to read every entry on any contest list. Congratulations on your HM. Luv ~SKAT~ Emile Pinet January 25, 2015 at 8:32 AM Thanks, I appreciate it. Emile.

M. L. Kiser January 13, 2015 at 9:44 PM Beautifully penned and oh, so true...that just sums it all up, so well. Emile Pinet January 13, 2015 at 10:21 PM Thank you very much, I remain in your debt. Emile.

Barbara Gorelick January 13, 2015 at 3:11 PM Im working on a poem about with the same gist..hope it comes even close to being as good as yours..If you haven't entered this is the Justice Love contest you should...BG Emile Pinet January 13, 2015 at 7:24 PM Thank you Barbara, what a friendly thing to say...I will enter this poem as you have suggested. Emile.

Jan Allison January 13, 2015 at 2:28 PM Oh Emile the imagery is wonderful but oh so sad - I especially adore the moth to the flame stanza -It's hard to move on when your heart has been broken and to eventually move on but I guess its something we have all overcome at some stage in our life :-( Hugs Jan xx. its a 7 from me:-) Emile Pinet January 13, 2015 at 2:54 PM Thanks Jan, I bask in your praise. Emile.