Askew
/adjective/
wrong; awry.
Sometimes things go wrong. Even the greatest of loves die sometimes, like the petal of a winter rose left to wither under the harsh rays of the sun. A poem on loving and losing, cause they are inclusive. Based on a re...
Falling feels like flying until the moment you land You were the wind beneath my wings till you dropped me for the dead Did it kill you too when you stabbed me in the chest? Or was it your plan all along to watch me bleed from the wounds you gave?
A girlhood passed in a frenzy Letters marked in my blood The teardrops have long since dried It's numb where my heart had once belonged.
Love, I would have torn my heart for you if only you had asked I would have been your sacrifice, the lamb upon the altar But you left me in the dead of the night Leaving me stranded in the dark.
How did you forget my love for you, the love I gave so freely? You crowned me with lilies and your lies Showed me what it feels like to be on top of the world And then I hit the cold, hard ground.
I was the light of your life Then became just a negative vibe You blame me for spoiling what we had When in truth you never saw beyond what you wanted to, yet I still love you.
Did you weep as you watched me die? Or did you laugh as I screamed, 'How could you!' You were the storm of my life and my greatest lost Cause you took my heart with you as you left.
I sit in the shattered remains of my dreams Dreams that we had woven together from the golden thread of our bond, My body has grown blue and cold Silence screams in my mind.
But I know you will think about me in your death bed, Dream of us flying in the high heavens as you slip into oblivion You'll whisper 'I love you' before you let go Wishing my hand was in yours.
I swear I will be there, love, That shadow in the corner of your eye.
~•~
Word Count: 325 Based on Prompt 10 (Romance):
Oops! This image does not follow our content guidelines. To continue publishing, please remove it or upload a different image.
