Lady

Once adored by beholder,
   Soiled doves, fall in no longer.

From garden to minefield,
   Avoidance is justified;
Inamoured, favourably yield,
   Innocence gone vilified.

Once lured by sweetness,
   Penetrated, unable to flee;
Trapped inside glowness,
   Choked, unable to glee.

Memories gone masterless,
   History, halted unspree;
Living dead and throneless,
   To be, or not to be.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025

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Fleming Avatar
August 1, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Strange...but still...rather intriguing. :) john
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