Tattered
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For the Tattered, Tearful, Threadbare, Tomb Words Poetry Contest
of Constance La France
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"it’s been torn, and tattered, and broken apart, but keep me vulnerable and broken open, please stay my tender heart" – author, butterflies rising
My heart is tattered; oh were it made of
a cloth like cotton, ragged it would be
because of one who tore from me his love.
Cruel words brought misery to me.
Although my heart at one time had been strong,
his constant tearing at my heart produced
unraveling of it before too long.
Soft words he used on me at first seduced
me, but his words then later would become
as sharp as fabric scissors to my heart.
What beat once like a drum had now grown numb
because in shreds it has been torn apart.
A mending I’m in need of to restore
my heart with the sweet hope it once beat for.
Copyright © Andrea Dietrich | Year Posted 2024
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