Blood and Roses

Nothing lasts forever

    roses wither,then die

        and blood runs oh so cold

 

 

All things considered

    in love, you can never say never

        unless you've a good reason why

 

 

Take a moment to think it in

     beyond what's been told

              how love can disarm

 

 

Stripping your heart bare to bleed

       weak, lonely and forlorn

              your soul lost within

 

 

Blood and Roses

    both red, flowing and living

       quickly ceases to a stalemate blue

 

 

 

When love walks out

    after all your giving

        you find forever is not meant for you

       

 

 

 

     

     

 

 

      

Reviews

[Ravenskald]

A very sad poem :(
But I saw the title in my slumber and thought I'd have a read ..
I suppose that's the rub
given enough time , Nothing is forever
Lovers are parted by arguments, differences in aims
and if they get through all that
finally Death ...

The only thing that's forever is memory I suppose

R

[Prose-full]

"When love walks out
after all your giving
you find forever is not meant for you"---wow, this took my breath away..

i love this write..

[Pester D. Finches]

very good, my friend

[We are young.]

I loved this poem the titile quickly drew me in, and the vocabulary you used was fantastc

[poet2angels (lynda)]

Such emotion flowing here! Poetically and personally beautiful!
You have captured the essence of the pain that so many have experienced
at one time or another...
Excellent!

Ty for entering!

Lynda

[Queen of wands]

My interpretation of this is of a search for the beauty in even the most unpleasant of attributes of life and nature. The piece invites us to appreciate the "thorns" that lie amongst the stems of surface pleasures of life so that as observers of aestheticsm we are left with an inspiration to notice that life is filled with wonders beyond even those we tend toward.
/when love walks out after all your giving you find forever is not meant for you/

This line, to me, conveys the message that, forever being meant for anyone is merely beauty in the hand holding the thorns of the rose. Perhaps, if one is focused purely on the bloom, one is missing something in the glory of what beauty is.

A feast for the pensive heart, excellent piece.

[poetic soul]

this reminds me of the Metallica Song....that says, "sad but true"...... very well knitted.. lots of emotions....loved it...

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

Damn this piece really stung my heart.. I really could feel the up and down emotions of love... impressive.