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Wrapped In Black Chains

Wrapped In Black Chains The motto is that love should last forever That true love can withstand the strongest storm And yet here I stand chained to my own heart A prisoner to feelings I don't want to have Through years of bliss my heart held together Everything was going perfect until a crack appeared And then more cracks joined that single crack And the picture was far from perfect now I've become an Angel of Death, brooding on the past Wrapped in the chains of a forever bleak present Knowing my future might be little more than a black cloud Perhaps the weight of the chains will crush me first I wanted to believe that love could withstand it all That I would never be an Angel of Death again But now here I stand with scarlet eyes filled with tears They engulf me like the crashing waves of a tsunami But I can still smile sarcastically as I tape my heart together Knowing that I will never be pure nor wholesome ever again That this time I will never revert back from being what I am: An Angel of Death wrapped in black chains

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Date: 10/9/2023 8:36:00 AM
Oh Christopher, such pain. Love especially when it comes at a young age frequently is envisioned through such rose colored lenses with our partner on a pedestal. Except they are human too, and when they fracture that dream world, it's never the same. You may like my poem trust. And no we are never the same. Growth and wisdom tarnish the pure love with no reservations we once could apply. But it can heal. Great poem
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Date: 10/9/2023 1:27:00 AM
Original and spicy! Like it a lot!
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