Benjamin Bartley Poet Monorhyme

Tears of Blood

My pearls are turning red. 
Diamonds crumble when no one weds. 
Scarlet Dove feathers are plucked for beds. 
When there are rumors of war and dread. 

The streetlights are burning red. 
Water pipes are lined with crimson lead. 
The yeast has ceased to rise in our bread. 
When there’s talk of war and dread. 

The Sun is setting into a fiery red. 
The air is stagnant and without breath. 
Wild animals starve and have not fed. 
When there’s fear of war and dread. 

The Book is lost and rarely read. 
Eyeless faces with hairless heads 
staked on pikes and left for dead. 
During times of war and dread.

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Randy Freie June 3, 2024 at 4:12 AM My tears of blood are forever bled from all your words that I've just read. Nothing more needs be said except I adore your tale of dread. Bravo Benjamin...killer poem. Benjamin Bartley June 3, 2024 at 12:01 PM Thank you.

Silent One June 2, 2024 at 9:29 AM Now this is a powerful read... So much to interpret in this one... which is a sign of great poetry..

Candide Diderot May 30, 2024 at 7:53 PM I'd like to know the inspiration for the new portrait of Charles dipped in red...excellent macabre poem, hints of Lovecraft perhaps, but totally your's self-owned. "The Book is lost and rarely read. Eyeless faces with hairless heads staked on pikes and left for dead. During times of war and dread." Benjamin Bartley May 30, 2024 at 10:01 PM Thank you. Candide Diderot May 30, 2024 at 7:56 PM The last four already occurring, no myth of Dracul'. Triggered memory back to ISIS impaling Christians, and their own Muslims some years back, including children.

Gershon Wolf May 30, 2024 at 6:33 PM Shades of Esau, who saw only red in the soup that Jacob stirred for him... Shades of Macbeth, who kept seeing red after he murdered King Duncan... Shades of Stephen King's terrifying 'red rum red rum' in his book, 'The Shining.' Quite a storied literary history behind the color you've chosen, Benjamin! ~ Gershon Benjamin Bartley May 30, 2024 at 10:01 PM Thank you.