Get Your Premium Membership

fulcrum of a rose

the pivot shifted when emptiness gave way to acceptance that the heart is a treasure chest of fragrance that comes with perfumed aroma sweet smelling crises at turning point for love their union had commenced like pink cotton candy paradise made in heaven and soft silken sheets pheromones of adventure passion and longing inhaled from petals of sentience and youthful desire as time passed and droughts threated the marriage resentments fear insecurities and anger resurfaced and they came to regret not having planted alongside lavender sage and marigolds to salve and to savour thwarted by such negligence and self-righteousness pink blossoms dried up as thorns pierced their hearts and when they sought refuge in arguments and booze poison intoxicated what had once been a blessing cut down to pitiful size at loneliness’ fulcrum tears alone would not rescue the rose from demise the rest of such floral narration is written with blood of salvation and the miraculous gift of honest recovery

Copyright © | Year Posted 2025




Post Comments

Poetrysoup is an environment of encouragement and growth so only provide specific positive comments that indicate what you appreciate about the poem. Negative comments will result your account being banned.

Please Login to post a comment

Date: 7/3/2025 8:51:00 AM
Congratulations on your win. I enjoyed reading your write. Have a blessed day with your win........
Login to Reply
Date: 6/30/2025 12:15:00 PM
I see you won with this. No wonder. So many pretty metaphors. Belated congrats
Login to Reply
Date: 6/27/2025 3:01:00 AM
I’m listening to Gregory Alan Isakov and reading this…pure bliss. I’m grateful for this moment. Thank you for your glorious creation.
Login to Reply
Neumann Avatar
Kai Michael Neumann
Date: 6/28/2025 2:39:00 AM
Ah, Isakov born in South Africa. I am in Johannesburg at the moment. Thank you for your comment and kind wishes, Kai
Date: 6/25/2025 6:55:00 AM
Hello Kai, Your poem is a poignant portrayal of love’s rise, fall, and redemption. The final stanza offered a quiet, redemptive grace that stayed with me. A beautifully bruised bloom of a poem :)
Login to Reply
Neumann Avatar
Kai Michael Neumann
Date: 6/25/2025 9:35:00 AM
Thank you for your comment. A bruised bloom of a poem, that is such a nice way to think of it, Kind wishes, Kai
Date: 6/23/2025 1:29:00 PM
Congrats, Kai! like pink cotton candy paradise made in heaven and soft silken sheets pheromones of adventure passion and longing
Login to Reply
Neumann Avatar
Kai Michael Neumann
Date: 6/25/2025 9:35:00 AM
Thank you so much Kim. Kind wishes to you, Kai

Book: Reflection on the Important Things