a raven caws
with blackened jaws
a lion with monstrous paws
restricted by no human lawswith these images I recollect
a person far from perfect
and yet there was a time now lost
where you captured me with great costyou are the screeching raven
drawing those from their havens
the prowling lion you possess
no law you break do you confessformed from midnight feathers
flying through all weathers
equipped with a smile to cause pain
and crowned with a golden manethere was no mask you wore
it was the mysteries in store
that drew me into your den
never to leave againbut inside I now dwell alone
it seems that you were known
for catching hearts as your prey
then leaving at the break of daysometimes I wish I could un-see
the memories that plague me
for they destroy my chance to free
what is left of my heart's debris

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POEMS | When It's Hard to Breathe ✓
Poetrywhen my emotions over flow, I let them flood the page and sometimes it gets hard to breathe *** collection complete *** #1 in poetry collection: 08/11/2020 #5 in poem: 08/08/2020 #36 in poems: 08/02/2020 #9 in poetry: 08/13/2020