Advertisement adversity
Advertising of language
Incident of speech
A dissuasive measures rebuttal
The science of polemic draw
From no veering elsewheres
Sound of water as naked leaf
Enclosed is the burden of purchase
Not without
Pitching fluent
Campaign for after
Elect as fervor in demeanor
Subversive literatures metre
Much has been written about a treacherous heart,
and how it beats with the need for passion's fire.
I was content on my own, without a single thought
of falling in love, but soon I was filled with desire.
He was perfectly charming, saying all the right things
with that masculine timbre of a sultry voice.
His eyes of ocean blue, pulled at my heart strings
until I fell in love with him. I had no choice.
But there was a niggling worry floating in my mind
that something was off that I couldn't quite define.
He had flaws, but to all of them my heart was blind,
refusing to warn me with a dissuasive sign.
His true character showed when his temper flared
and his verbal abuse caught me by surprise.
He resembled a rabid creature, with teeth bared
and became a snarling stranger before my eyes.
"I shoulda seen it comin," the cliche is a phrase,
that tells the story of hindsight one should've taken.
But a treacherous heart refuses to see and then pays
the price of being wounded, bleeding and broken.
February 2, 2023
I Shoulda Seen It Comin' Contest
Sponsered by John Lawless
Results restore, relieving remedy
Steadying hopes, hollowing mopes
Chairs emptied, weighted sheet
Remembrances brightened, life faded
A stiffening corpse; a diminishing soul.
Patience' patient, praying promises
Fluctuating lines, straining worry
Clocks ticked, silenced moments
Scents inhaled, senses scarred
An ascending ward; an enclosing avenue.
Dissuasive doubt, deceiving dread
Strength surviving, breaths succumbing
Knowing accepted, shielded blows
Conclusions heard, pleas muffled
An expecting outcome; an overwhelming expression.
Passing passes, pacing plight
Support soothing, spirits' ceasing
Respects bound, softened faces
Comfort surrounds, cushions displaced
A mirroring grasp; a wavering mirage.
Spoken speech, soaking smudges
Tears draining, fears responding
Distance grown, shoveled sympathies
Togetherness wards, loneliness postponed
A returning thought; a drowning realization.
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