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The Graveyard Dancer

May I dance upon your grave? As I sing and chant happy thoughts You killed my heart long ago Now I bury your bloody knife That spewed my blood like an overflowing river Drowned into the emptiness of the discarded You murdered my essence Twisting the knife of fate into my guts Time may have healed old wounds I was never bitter, only sad Not to taste the sweetness of garden figs I suffered not at your hands I suffered at the loyalty of my heart So now I rise again from the dead I smell the sweet fragrance of white roses As I dance upon your grave I lie down to smile in eternal peace at last

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Casarah Nance

Date: 4/28/2014 10:27:00 PM

Oh wicked one, I actually felt excitedly wicked with this one, like saying ha ha I am free muhahaha. Guess it can be interpreted many ways, it keeps the reader guessing, good job :)

Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser

Date: 4/27/2014 12:03:00 PM

"Twisting the knife of fate into my guts...." Mmmmn love that challenge.. Yes... I feel this line "I suffered with the loyalty of my heart..." Heavy dramatic prose but at the same time so hopeful and determined....., olive eloisa :) I wonder what music will you play to dance ...:d! :P

Joseph May

Date: 4/20/2014 9:21:00 AM

The loyalty of the heart sometimes obscures the reality...very nicely penned

Arthur Vaso
Date: 4/22/2014 9:55:00 PM

Thanks had fun writing this

Sara Kendrick

Date: 4/20/2014 6:12:00 AM

A very different way to express the idea of love loss..Creative indeed..I am glad that I chose this one to read today..Thanks for the visit to my page..Sara

Arthur Vaso
Date: 4/22/2014 9:56:00 PM

Thank you Sara for being so kind to drop by!

Kelly Deschler

Date: 4/19/2014 6:59:00 PM

I could feel the depth of pain and the sorrow in every line. A very expressive write. Really great work, Arthur!...Thank you so much for the kind comments. :)

Arthur Vaso
Date: 4/22/2014 9:56:00 PM

Thank you White Rose!

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 4/19/2014 8:13:00 AM

This is very powerful Arthur, such vivid imagery!

Arthur Vaso
Date: 4/22/2014 9:58:00 PM

Thanks Richard, always a pleasure to read both your comments and poems!!!