The Broken Locket

Like the oyster keeping its mouth fastened with pearl,
Her locket was calm with pearl of secret, treasured;
Link has loosened somewhere? Nerve got numbed? Sudden whirl…?
Once psychologically bound has now leisured...?

She held it to her heart; right hand clasping it tight,
Haven't her life-time dreams and hopes lie bundled in?
Horror dreams had woken her sometimes at mid-night,
She looked for it first, than anything else, with grin...!

She knew her neighbor, who got one from her sweetheart,
That when got broke how soon her life got upside-down...!
Her vowed life with her spouse turned true hell; torn apart;
Aren't all these, yet, omens-tinged and fate playing clown...?

Shouldn't broken locket be fixed like other gifts?
Should broken locket be cause for endless love-rifts...???


28 June 2022 
One In Five Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Joseph May
Copyright © | Year Posted 2022


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Date: 7/12/2022 1:11:00 PM
Dear Chris, lockets are a treasured item that people keep loved ones in . But they should not keep a person locked in, just their heart, next to yours. Lockets can mean different things to different people, private or exposed, nicely done, congrats on your win Chris,:)
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Date: 7/12/2022 12:44:00 PM
Vivid descriptions of romantic heartbreak, Christuraj. Congrats on your win. Janice
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Date: 7/12/2022 6:27:00 AM
BIG congrats on your win. Nicely invoked emotions, Christuraj.
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Christuraj Alex
Date: 7/12/2022 7:20:00 AM
Thank you very much.
Date: 7/11/2022 10:04:00 PM
So sad ! A locket that ended up in wrong hands caused so much of misery ! Marriage infidelty leads to greater mishaps than can be imagined ! A poignant writing ! Congratulations Chris !
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Christuraj Alex
Date: 7/12/2022 7:19:00 AM
Thank you very much.
Date: 7/11/2022 5:42:00 PM
Sometimes a locket seems enchanted, Nicely done Christuraj, Congrats on your win
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Christuraj Alex
Date: 7/11/2022 8:07:00 PM
Thank you very much. God Bless You!
Date: 7/1/2022 1:11:00 PM
I don't believe in omens but know some do. Lovely write. God bless you. Love, Gina
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Christuraj Alex
Date: 7/11/2022 8:06:00 PM
Thank you very much. God Bless You!
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