Notes About The Poem
This poem is a creation for the Sara Jama-sponsored My Bloody Valentine Poetry Contest. To find inspiration, I looked to the haunting allure of gothic romance and the visceral imagery of dark passion, and I chose the AABB rhyme scheme to infuse the verse with a relentless, hypnotic rhythm. This subject isn’t in my wheelhouse—I’ve penned very few love poems—making it a true challenge. I hope you enjoy it as much as I hated writing it.
My Bloody Valentine
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In midnight's gloom, I wander all alone,
Haunted by echoes carved in ancient stone.
A spectral vision drenched in crimson light,
My lover emerges, a phantom of the night.
Her eyes burn deep with a sinister grace,
Reflecting secrets time can never erase.
My Bloody Valentine, born of decay,
Where every heartbeat drifts further astray.
The air is heavy with a scent of dread,
While every whisper mourns the blood we've shed.
Through corridors of ruin, bleak and stark,
I cling to shadows to escape the dark.
In twisted dreams, our souls merge in art,
Where love and horror share a single heart.
Beneath a sky of sorrow and despair,
We waltz with ghosts in a forbidden affair.
I taste the bitter kiss of sin so vile,
As venom creeps, defiling every smile.
Each drop of red proclaims a dream long dead,
A scarlet elegy where torment is bred.
In endless night, our hearts embrace the fire,
Consumed by passion in a funeral pyre.
Let darkness bind our souls into one,
My Bloody Valentine, until life is undone.
Copyright © Joel Hawksley | Year Posted 2025
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