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Your Majesty of Tears
The spirit of the mirror
feeds these years in blood
it dries quickly,
marking the place
where blue skies wither
and brittle corn sighs dust
In search of your rose
I worry ghosts
drawn like a bee
past bludgeon of murdering clock
wing torn weary
and beating a fool's tune
the shock of bitter tongue
blind to thorns of the heart
Your reflection
was always a dream
from a place I dared not look
the cruelest truth
ruling love imperfect--
your majesty of tears
But once
away on the mountain
gnawing earth alone with the crows
there for a moment
I felt certain
though we never got to dance
I almost glimpsed
a perfect smile
from your soul
Published 29th May 2012
| Edited 6th May 2022
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20th Jun 2012 9:38am
So excellent!
It's bittersweet, to me. It seems to express a burden of grief that you can neither escape NOR resist. I find myself relating, on a level. And it's the type of poetic expression that I often find myself envious of, since I tend to be more straight-forward.
This is why it's in my reading list.
Nicely done Abra! :-)
It's bittersweet, to me. It seems to express a burden of grief that you can neither escape NOR resist. I find myself relating, on a level. And it's the type of poetic expression that I often find myself envious of, since I tend to be more straight-forward.
This is why it's in my reading list.
Nicely done Abra! :-)
20th Jun 2012 10:35am
Thank you Dulcea.
It's one of my own favourites too - I think there's a sprinkle of the elusive, a pinch of personal and a dollop of unrequited love involved.
I hope its message is slightly mysterious without being too obscure.
Best ~ Abra
It's one of my own favourites too - I think there's a sprinkle of the elusive, a pinch of personal and a dollop of unrequited love involved.
I hope its message is slightly mysterious without being too obscure.
Best ~ Abra
13th Nov 2016 3:41pm
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