Walk On

Let your lovers lie in silence and walk on.

Let your lovers lie in silence

beneath the twisted roots

where their bodies decompose.

Their decayed flesh is amid the rotten fruits

of trees no longer living. 

Tread lightly among the lively grass

for it sprouts from your lovers' wounds.

Burrowed in their skulls are Forget-Me-Not seeds;

bullets of glass

that burst into energetic life

and rupture your lover's darling head.

The skull cracks, splinters, and splits

for the Forget-Me-Not flowers viciously bloom ahead

with callous, but vigorous stems of green

that neglect care for the dead lover's serene bed.

 

Walk on,

past the dead lovers

and past the tainted flowers.

Walk on,

as if death is not lingering behind.

Walk on, 

and take care with each passing step

for someone's dead lover lies beneath.

Reviews

[Justin]

that was really great :) :) very emotional :)

[Wórdsmíth]

First stanza`s seemed one of my favorites. Eventually. I like the vivid imagery you`ve depicted in few words. Nice work.

[AnnaMae]

thank you!

[willweb]

This poem is so very deep and dark but wonderfully written. I began this and couldn't stop reading. The ending was perfect. I realy enjoyed this poem today.

[AnnaMae]

Wow, thank you so much. Brightened my day. :)

[Butch Decatoria]

great write, quite beautiful your imagery and words shaping a wonderful tapestry. Kudos and thank you for sharing.

[AnnaMae]

Thank you. :)

[Lost in Wonderland]

This sounds almost as if it could be aimed at the montegues and capulets after Romeo and Juliet died. It has a spiteful and dark quality that adds a sinister vignette to the piece. Wonderful and unsettling, I loved it.

[AnnaMae]

that's a cool perspective on it with Romeo and Juliet! thank you :)

[Lost in Wonderland]

No problem:)

[Zakari Schmidt]

Keep steppin....awesome pace to this piece. Hardcore style

[AnnaMae]

thank you!

[will19008]

Wow--great imagery--I wish I'd written 'bullets of glass' myself! The final verse really works as a stand-alone piece. It has a measure and tone that's different, softer, than the first two, but with just as much power. Even your description separates the two parts: 'Let your lovers lie in silence' (great line, btw), and 'Walk On.' Really well done!

[AnnaMae]

Thank you so much! :)