A Lake of Frozen Tears
To Love No More
is a dreary trek,
a trudge across
frozen ice above
a Lake of Frozen Tears
shed
over Love Lost.
I see the Pillar of Lost Esteem
brimming with weepings;
a Wall of Broken Hearts
each telling their story
in the cacophony;
an Ocean of Salted Wounds
tossed onto the Shores of Unrequited Love.
To Love No More
is to begin
a journey
no one wants to take
or reach that destination
we all know is Despair Complete.
Along the way
I see those who gave up;
who've sowed
Anger-Plants to mark their passing;
Anger Plants growing in
the Jungle of Bitter Regrets
and Harsh Regards.
Swaying plants lash out
when you pass,
crimson stripes on your legs
while below your feet
there are the small raging mind-sets,
strewn with scattered
weeping
abandoned
friends.
There are hordes of Self-Flagulatters
and Blamers
who fly overhead
dropping stones-
whispering names
and recriminations;
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poem by Lonnie Hicks
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