Sacrificial Rite

Her Fate lies on a
Predestined canvas
Of muted red

Darkness speaks truth
Though gifts are silent 

Blindly, she feels for
The magical key
That will finally unlock
His lonely chamber

Her spirit is gentle
Ready to disclose the one
She has loved 
Forever…

’Drink the blood that patiently
dripped from my heart into
this Sacred Cask, and as you
feel me rushing through
your veins know…I love you’

Can he see beyond
Time’s Regal cloak?
Lift the veil of which separates
logic and emotion?
Sight and touch?

She’s coming for him soon
With the key to his 
Rebirth

‘Meet me at the
Bottom of the Spiral Staircase’

The tears she sheds
Belong to him…
For him…

Reaching
Within the nucleus of an
Isolated cell

Love hurts that much
A seemingly black abyss
She descends
Answering to the Dark
Moon's Call

Discovering
The deepest place
That eats away at her flesh...
She’ll sacrifice her life
For Him…

If one moment
His eyes see…
Copyright © | Year Posted 2008

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Makama Avatar
January 24, 2014 at 4:15 PM
What a great poem. Its nice reading your piece once again. Keep on writing please.
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December 24, 2013 at 3:19 AM
Tamiviolet, --Dropping by with SMILES and CHRISTMAS CHEERS. Thank You for making this a great year for ALL OF US. --- May magic fill your days and all your dreams come true this holiday season. MERRY CHRISTMAS <3 Love Linda -The Sweetest Poet Destroyer
Brown Avatar
December 20, 2011 at 6:59 AM
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours Tamiviolet. Love and blessings, Carol
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September 15, 2010 at 11:21 AM
Ps. Smile ~ I remember this precious soulful write, as if it were but yesterday when one awakens, from a dream ~ "Very Beautiful, Indeed!":) ~
Rhinem Avatar
September 15, 2010 at 11:18 AM
Smile ~ "Hello 'Beautiful TamiViolet Manchas'" ~ Just turning the leaves of the pages towards the olden times of when I first came here to The Soup dear &, thought about "You, 'Sooo Very Lovely'" ~ Maybe I should return to those I first met here; shake & bake...."Come Home; Let's Dance Again, 'Love Always,'" John! ~ Smile, "I Hope 'Your Beautiful Heart,' Has Been Doing So Very Beautifully; Truly;" Bye Dear Tami!:) ~
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October 11, 2009 at 11:09 PM
Tamiviolet, this sounds like unrequieted love. Well written piece. Sincerely, Donna G
Brown Avatar
July 16, 2009 at 2:46 PM
Tamiviolet, where are you hiding? Please come see us at PoetrySoup and bring me a poem to read. Love, Carol
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May 3, 2009 at 6:30 PM
Tamiviolet, my belated congrats in making the semi finals...Raul
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April 28, 2009 at 6:17 AM
Congratulations on your poetry making it into the semi finals TamiViolet. Wishing you the best of luck in the finals. Love, Carol
Santiago Avatar
April 4, 2009 at 1:19 PM
Hello Tamiviolet, congrats on your masterpiece surviving the first round...truly deserving to be in the finals, awesome! Cheers, Ernesto
Harrington Avatar
March 24, 2009 at 3:59 PM
i was in the hospital this last year for a very long time and i died a very short time. i awakened with one thing i know. it is much harder to live than to die. janetta. your choice of words and your meter is without reproch. janetta
Golden Avatar
December 31, 2008 at 2:11 PM
Dark and deep; this is the kind of poem I love to read...and write! Worthy of reading many times. Donna G.
Winter Avatar
December 29, 2008 at 10:32 AM
Congratulations on your wonderful poetry being featured this week! Warmest wishes for a safe and happy new year! Love, Shar
Jordan Avatar
December 29, 2008 at 9:01 AM
Tamiviolet - Congratulations on having your poetry featured this week – I hope the coming year has many blessings in store for you and those you love – God Bless, MJ
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December 28, 2008 at 5:56 PM
There is a lot of depth to this poem. The vivid imagery conveys your thoughts in a creative way. Congratulations on being featured this week. Keep on writing. Wishing you continued success. Karen
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December 28, 2008 at 5:19 PM
Congratulations Tamiviolet on this dark poem being featured. Car 54 Where Are you? God Bless. Vince
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November 2, 2008 at 12:27 PM
So extremely beautiful as usual.Reading it is living it. Excellent Tami. Hadn't heard from you in quite a while and only this morning I was thinking about you. Then a moment ago I was going through my old blogs and saw your name. So here I am. Lol. Margaret.
Suzadail Jr. Avatar
September 15, 2008 at 12:03 PM
I see you haven't lost your touch. Amazing write. God Bless. Vince
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September 14, 2008 at 9:24 PM
wellwellwell...the missing person report,must've fell on your writing desk and woke you up !!....good to see you gracing these pages with such fine verse....as always,delightful to read VIE :)....even in such a myserious write as this....peace , jay
Jordan Avatar
September 14, 2008 at 11:52 AM
Your writing has always been so perfect and beautiful - This one is so deeply beautiful in a dark way - I wrote a poem awhile back titled "The Ladies of Poetry Soup" and even though you were gone so long I kept both you and Lynn Marie in it because you are forever in my heart - I hope life has treated you well Tami - I pray for you often because you I could never forget - I'm in the process of starting back to collage - sure hope I get me a teacher as special as you - I doubt that though
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