bruises

You've left a mark on my heart
that matches so perfectly
the colour of its flesh
that I can't tell
if you've hit the whole thing
or just a tiny corner.

Guess I'll just have to wait for it to swell
and blacken
though something tells me that won't happen.

Reviews

[Wuji]

I love the opening stanza, I think you should continue it as in 3 stanzas that match the 1st? It's an amazing exploration of the love-psyche. It has descriptive psychological depth while being very human and somewhat feminine.

The idea of hitting a tiny corner of our heart, is potentially a very stunning thing, since they we are open to love as a bandit or little surprise, or ambush sort of thing! It makes me laugh but you are clearly very sweet to ponder so.

[Chris Orza]

This poem is as powerful as it is compact. The image of a heart literally bruising, and the confusion of whether the bruiser has hit a piece of the heart or the entire thing, adds to heartache. Very well done.

[carynolivia]

Thank you very much, Chris!