Retrospect
Drop by drop I sipped
from the wine of love
Never noticed how
my lips turned blue
Bit by bit I partook
from passion’s loaf
Failed to see when
it grew cold and stale
Brick by brick
I built castles in the air
But forgot to take care
termites of mistrust laid them bare
Thread by thread I wove
this tapestry of life
But closed my eyes to the
moths of strife
Knew not when
my knight’s shining armour
Turned red with rust
While his white steed
turned to grey dust
Little by little it all dawns on me
as I turn and look back,
woe is me!
Seam by seam I unravel
the knots in my heart
Beam by beam I tear down
our love story apart.
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The above poem was written for http://dversepoets.com/ OpenLinkNight ~ February 2014.
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