Rapunzel

Rapunzel
by Michael R. Burch

Regret,
a bitter
ache to bear...

once starlight
languished
in your hair...

a shining there
as brief
as rare.

Regret...
a pain
I chose to bear...

unleash
the torrent
of your hair...

and show me
once again?
how rare.

Keywords/Tags: Rapunzel, Hair, Locks, Tresses, Mane, Torrent, Beauty, Tower, Absence, Seclusion, Isolation, Imprisonment, Captivity, Love, Regret, Pain, Distance, Separation, Divorce, Break Up, Make Up, Make-Up Sex, Myth, Fairy Tale, Cinderella, Happy Ending, Unhappy Ending, Parable, Moral, Analogy, Allegory, Extended Metaphor
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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