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Hearts and Spades

Red beams of neon outlining us
Red and black intertwining
Intervening
The red thread is still tied to
Our little fingers
Questions were never asked
Nor was anything mentioned
Where can we sell our souls
For a student affordable price
They know where
The shrill of the guitar
The bass of the drum
The black curtains are opening
It’s the commencement of a
Night you won’t remember
At least you don’t want to remember
Halloween is always in town
Twists of orange, black and violet hues
Red paper lanterns with its dim glows
Showing where the ghosts to go
To remember
To relive the past
To haunt the ones in love
The ones in heartbreak
The ones in the between
No holding back
No more excuses
Bad decisions are allowed tonight only
Bottled up emotions are popping
Like rosé 
Pink diamonds
Take it down with the Browning
One shot
Two shots
Three
Perfect bullseye
Hazy daisies
Sunflowers in her hair
What’s the difference between
Sweat and tears now
Sign of passion
Sign of sadness
Sign of the times
Out of all of the people she’s held
His embrace of farewell
Was the one she didn’t want to
Let go the most
And he held on
Hand in hand
Knowing the words will
Never be exchanged
Nor the confidence to will
Ever surface
They knew
And once she thought
He was out of her life
He was there again
In the shadows of dancing strangers
Waiting to embrace her again
To only be saying goodbye again
There was something
Always something
Can never be figured out
One left as soon as they embraced
One disappeared into the
Blackness of the crowd
All faceless
Only a gradation of red and black
Spades and hearts
But his was ultra clear in the
Crimson light
Interlocking eyes

Copyright © Shimokini The Abendrot Poet | Year Posted 2019

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Constance La France Date: 9/17/2019 2:51:00 PM Congratulations on your win..Constance Login to Reply Shimokini The Abendrot Poet Date: 10/16/2019 3:05:00 AM Thank you so much!

Regina Mcintosh Date: 9/14/2019 11:07:00 PM This is truly a thought provoking read. I enjoyed it immensely and am glad it won. Congrats and blessings Login to Reply Shimokini The Abendrot Poet Date: 10/16/2019 3:05:00 AM I am glad to hear that! Thank you :))

Silent One Date: 9/14/2019 11:21:00 AM This is a brilliant poem and one that takes the reader on a journey.. some great use of vocabulary here.. Congratulations on your first place in the contest.. Login to Reply Shimokini The Abendrot Poet Date: 10/16/2019 3:04:00 AM Thank you!!!!! That means a lot for me :))))

Caren Krutsinger Date: 9/10/2019 12:53:00 AM "Red paper lanterns with its dim glows Showing where the ghosts to go" - beautiful imagery. Login to Reply Shimokini The Abendrot Poet Date: 9/10/2019 1:06:00 AM Thank you :))) Very grateful for your comment!