The Kissed Words Hung

The kissed words hung, the suddenly dropped;
The bombshell landed, the beseiged heart stopped,
The halted breath in th winded lung,
The senses numbed until they stung,
The splintering pain of the shattering knock,
The quivering, shivering, shuddering shock,
The boiling, roiling rock in the gut,
The ties that bind irrevocably cut,
The savage cleaving into two from one,
The sinking of the spirit, the setting of the sun,
The gelatine limbs, the hows and whys,
The feeble attempts to disguise the lies,
The fizzing tears that render me blind,
The awesome, crushing weight off my mind.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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Agustin Avatar
October 16, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Meanwhile, I greet you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.
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January 30, 2016 at 12:11 PM
KAREN, A great pleasure to find and read your pen today. Love -- SKAT --
Palmer Avatar
July 4, 2014 at 6:42 PM
wonderful write Karen,love the rhyme,its my favorite type of poetry
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