With duct tape and patches

With duct tape and patches

and cold, rugged latches

It seems to be working - 

my heart's upbeat twerking.

A pound of flesh one day

some words I did not say

back on the slab quickly

why is love so sickly?

The beep machine's ticking

and still barely I'm kicking

Love's toxic for this heart - 

I'll blame Cupid's stray dart.

Reviews

[Lorry]

Someone should give that little s**t a taste of his own medicine and fire a bow at his head, see how he likes it. :)
Why on earth would what we strive for through our lives have symptoms of breathlessness, palpitations and dizziness....the exact same symptoms as carbon monoxide poisoning? Cupid has one sick sense of humour and should be stopped at all costs. :)

[Ana Papaya]

I guess cupid doesn't always get it right.
And then you wonder how long you can 'try' to make it work by sticking a bandage over a wound or honey over insincere words

[SleeplessVolcano]

True....such an eloquent comment....those words belong in a poem :)

[Ana Papaya]

: )

[Ardra]

Reminds me of the movie ....corpse bride
All stiched up and ready.... :))

Mmmm we are after all a patch work of many scars....an art work to appreciate if the person who looks at you can see what all you have been through to reach that stage of life...the courage...the strength ...hope all shines through those tiny cracks... we humans are art work of god... :)

[SleeplessVolcano]

true, artwork of God, sometimes, though God is not the only player holding the strings, is he? Looking at the world today, big chucks of it looks rather God-forsaken.......one would imagine that in 2018 we should have learned how make life better for each other, and not worse - including fragile hearts ;)

Thanks for reviewing - come on now - write soming - title prompt "When hearts survive" :)

[SleeplessVolcano]

something*

[Ardra]

Mmmmm :)
Okies.... Will do Mr. :))
Weekend or tonight...Let me get in the mood...heheh

[SleeplessVolcano]

Come on now, a real poet can create the mood on the spot...;)

[Ardra]

Boss standing with a shot gun telling me better work or he shoots lol...
So poet is hiding somewhere...under the desk...:p

[Ardra]

posted.... :P
see ... i dodged the bullet...and survived... lol

[Einstein Noodle]

damn the drunken Cupid eh!? ;) there is some real pain and lamenting mixed with your humor Sleepless! enjoyed the read and rhyme :)
E.

[SleeplessVolcano]

Ahhhh, I never considered that he may have been drunk....will have to add that into the sequel....lol....funny enough, some lines of my poetry come in handy now while I am dabbling in fiction.....it is as if poetry can be building blocks for something bigger....makes sense? :)

[Einstein Noodle]

YES...i took an on-line class that explored the links between poetry ..character development ..into screen plays, novels and movies .. poetry is a sound basis for expanding ... and makes all the sense in the world says i! :)

[Mike Porter]

Well done on the structure and flow. Why did you decide to go with 'beep machine' instead of 'EKG'?. Beep machine is certainly more whimsical. I enjoyed this. Thank you for sharing.

[SleeplessVolcano]

Oh well, when our hearts give in we tend not to think clearly about correct terminology ;) If I can add a chorus this could be a rap song!

Thanks for reviewing.