Petals Of Pain


Within the fragile frame of my fervent heart, 
tinged with the tinsels of the amorous night, 
my love gleamed with an enticing glow, 
reflected in the sequins of your subtle grace. 
In my psyche I felt the tempting touch 
of your intangible mesmeric charisma,
but you sauntered away from my entranced sight 
like the autumn cloud across my dream sky.

From the threshold of my desire reverie
your footprints disappeared, I didn’t know where. 
With the turquoise thread of lingering longing, 
I weaved the filigree of fantasy in my dream.
From the ebony edge of the night of despair  
storm clouds surged with thunder of tearing strife,
splintered my dream, dispersed in debris,
as my valentine turned into a gory whirlwind.

I heard the squelch of submerging sorrow 
nearing my heart stealthily once again,
resonated the lilt of lilac pulsation, 
with the unheard echo in the sensory veins.
The miasma of melancholy enveloped
the shattered landscape of longing. 
The sigh of its drifting desolation
trailed the dissenting resonance of remoteness.

Suffused with the diffused drizzle 
of my fading love at somber sunset,
you disappeared beyond the gloomy garden, 
once a desire den of our delightful days.  
Your departing kiss turned into a nibble, 
as like a vampire you stinged my emotive rose.
Its purple petals of bloody pain made a wreath  
for the wreckage of my broken heart.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025

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Jama Avatar
February 15, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Congratulations on placing in my contest. I love the gothic imagery you express in your piece. It definitely takes you on a dark journey of love and loss.
Sinha-Roy Avatar
February 15, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Thank you so much for the placement and for your comments.
De Beaulieu Avatar
February 12, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Hello Subimal, itsounds to me that the lo e did not last. tha is so sad. blessings my friend. /Darlene/
De Beaulieu Avatar
February 13, 2025 at 8:55 AM
hello Subimal, yes you are right, nothing last long.Enjoy your day my friend. /Darlene/
Sinha-Roy Avatar
February 12, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Thank you, Darlene for your read and comment. Truly nothing lasts long.
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