Hearts Shadows

Broken heart black with grief casting shadows Teal tears grabbing wrinkled cheek as if life lines save souls Precious memory of good weighing the bad deciding to sing the blues Bloody blasphemy! How dare you put less value on the grim events! Without them time has no measure of merit Gold and silver mean nothing to the pigs Who love the dirt of the earth Still caress pain as a power to persevere Defy the odds despite the dark clouds of this day. Written for Shadows Poetry Contest 9/20/23 Sponsor Regina McIntosh