Wooden Heart

Thy wooden heart
Stands unloved 
Within the hollows
Of the forest despair.

Bare limbs reach 
For passions 
Still longed for.

Rooted deep 
In dying heartache 
My tears
Unable to nourish.

Dreams of sunlight
into dank soil 
Now immersed…

Thy flourishing hopes now
In flora decay.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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