Mickey Brady Poet Free verse

Phantom Love

She came to me with vows of love seething
through the clenched teeth of her pain and woe.
She was not seeking gentle communion but
another surrogate for the ownership of her angry scars.
She was soon only able to see in me the image of her
bitter demons taunting through a haze of altered states.
She would rage and point the crooked finger of her
mother's ghost at the phantom of her own making.
She left me with vows of love seething
through the crumbling teeth of her pain and woe.
Off to find yet another unwitting mirror to blame for
the broken visage of her heart's reflection.

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Joyce Johnson March 4, 2014 at 12:38 AM Poor, poor thing. She can only bring pain to all who would love her. Congratulations on your win. Love, Joyce Mickey Brady March 4, 2014 at 11:26 AM Thank you Joyce. It is truly sad to see such beautiful people so scarred by abuse.

Dr.Ram Mehta March 3, 2014 at 8:21 AM Thought provoking write on betrayal. Congrats on the win, mickey Mickey Brady March 4, 2014 at 11:27 AM Thank you sir. High praise indeed.

Monterey Sirak March 3, 2014 at 7:52 AM Stunning and powerful! Congrats on your win. Mickey Brady March 4, 2014 at 11:28 AM Humbled by your words. I love your work and have been studying your craft. So talented!

Kayod5 Kayode March 3, 2014 at 7:32 AM Congrats on the win Mickey .A great one is this. Mickey Brady March 4, 2014 at 11:30 AM Gratitude! So much yet to learn. Please provide any feedback that might help me grow as a poet.

Jan Allison February 26, 2014 at 8:28 AM Very powerful Imagery. Jan x Mickey Brady March 4, 2014 at 11:32 AM Thank you Jan. I can see that you are a master of imagery. Please visit often and offer sage wisdom to this humble neophyte.