Love Crazy

Thrust a dagger into my heart
Lay me on a bed of thorns
Give me a chalice of hemlock
Thrash me with a flail
Haul me over the smoldering coals
Hang me over a precipice 
by the skin of my teeth,
Impale me, crucify me…
And I will only smile,
Why?
Because I am in Love!


~"What I Love" contest by Maureen McGreary

 ~Love Poems contest by Alexis Y

("Brevity-The Short of it" contest by Casarah Nance)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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Gauthier Avatar
March 24, 2019 at 7:51 AM
Bravo, Abdul. Striking imagery. Congrats on your win.
Pigeon Tart Avatar
March 22, 2019 at 9:17 AM
Thank you for dusting this one off for my contest! I do love it :) Congratulations on your win Abdul! xomo
A  Avatar
December 17, 2015 at 12:34 PM
Abdul, wonderful win. **SKAT**
Kimathi Avatar
December 16, 2015 at 6:30 AM
Congrats on your amazing, and top placement in the contest Abdul! ;-)
Y. Avatar
December 15, 2015 at 12:33 PM
Abul, Thanks for participating in my contest. Congrats on your 1st place win! :-) Alexis
Mandani Avatar
December 15, 2015 at 5:34 PM
Glad I found someone as crazy in love as I am. lol. Thanks Alexis, appreciate much.
Wigley Avatar
July 15, 2015 at 10:33 PM
Great win, Abdul, well done. Regards, Viv
A   Avatar
July 15, 2015 at 1:43 AM
Abdul, Congrats on your win. Always & Forever ~LINDA~
A  Avatar
July 14, 2015 at 12:09 AM
Abdul, Congratulations on your sweet win. Love SKAT
Allison Avatar
July 13, 2015 at 12:36 PM
Dropping back with my congrats Abdul:-) hugs Jan xx
Nance Avatar
July 13, 2015 at 8:49 AM
Love can make us do the unthinkable! Grats on your win!
Allison Avatar
July 9, 2015 at 10:26 AM
love it ! good luck in the contest - I think Casarah has a tough job with judging some of the wonderful poems I have seen:-) hugs Jan x
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