Fractured
For Poppy's Prompts #9
Fractured labor of love, but a macabre memory of a jaded dream
Reverberating aftermath taunts, haunting with no chance to redeem
Spreads feathers of remorseful regret amid the desert’s storm
As wistful cries of ebullient emotion refuse to be conformed
Let it lift to drift upon the wind, scatter like sand among the ruins
For love was nothing but deceitful dreams spun in idealistic illusion
No stone edifice lingers here save residuals of a fractured frown
Scarred shadows of a lascivious love are all that can be found
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This was written for Poppy's prompts #9. Below you'll find the link in case you would also like to write a poem and submit it.
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Cindy Calder
From Charleston SC - "I am still learning." Michelangelo
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Comments (17)
Oh this was just so rich with emotion and word choices. Really beautiful work, Cindy :)
Wow 🤩 this is sad, hot, and just stunning
Beautiful poem!
A vivid picture of disillusionment and the remnants of a love that has turn. Very powerful, incredibly done! 💌
Safe to say I’ve learned a few new words after reading this. Love the language you’ve used here
That last line was a perfect ending to an incredible poem!
This was so poignant and powerful! Loved your poem so much!
Great word choice throughout! And excellent use of “fractured” and “feather”
OMG, Cindy, you are such a verse-smith! A very powerful poem, you should be proud.
Powerful!
deceitful dreams. Noooooooo.
This is a poem to read multiple times over. Wonderfully thick writing!
There's a lot to think about with this poem. Great work.
I mean, there were so many good lines in this but this one "Spreads feathers of remorseful regret amid the desert’s storm" is just brilliant.
The cracks, it seems, are etched in cold stone. There's so much going on here between the lines. Well done.
Loves that have gone and left bitterness...
Remarkable. I love this!