WEEKLY SCRIBBLINGS and Magaly has suggested we use one or all of the words uncommon, unusual, uncanny. I’ve chosen uncommon. Submitted to Poets & Storytellers United, June 2, 2021
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ROSES & THORNS
Ah, how sweet the smell of roses
When love is in bud and bloom
Hearts vulnerable and open
Never expecting the thorns that loom
How insidiously the thorns intrude
Along with sticks and stones
Love falls prey to disenchantment
Leaving naught but bare, bleached bones.
Disenchantment leaves one bitter
Uncommonly guarded from dusk to dawn
And the naivete’ that was first love
Becomes, sadly, forever gone.
Beware the hapless lover
Who falls now for her charms
He’ll be paying for scars she carries
From someone else’s arms
Some life (and love) lessons are certainly more difficult than others. It's sad that in some cases those who get hurt might feel the need to do the same to others. So much suffering all around.
ReplyDeleteThe paying I referred to is that she will never allow herself to be vulnerable and love fully again, and the new lover will never get past the barrier.
ReplyDeleteIts sad that in a world where ronabtic love is held up so highly, so many still have to suffer the un-looked at thorns
ReplyDeleteHappy you dropped by to read mine
Much💛love
What a tight poem - great use of imagery
ReplyDeleteThanks for you kind words on my Prayer poem.
Sad for her, the next men won't stay long enough to help. Well, she just needs to find the right one who believes she's worth it!
ReplyDeleteSteady as you go until she trusts you.
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ReplyDeleteBeautifully written. I never felt disenchanted when things went wrong I just fell in love again when I was young. My brother could never forget though
ReplyDeleteOoh, some bitter wisdom there. And as Marja says, beautifully written.
ReplyDeleteSome scars linger long after they ought to have faded.
ReplyDeleteThe rhyme is gentle, the message is reality!
ReplyDeleteYes, there's an interesting contrast!
DeleteThank you for sharing. This is wise and well-written.
ReplyDeleteA prickly wisdom to gain.
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