never a winner in war

never a winner in war

 

 

love's disingenuous glory

from a battlefield of flight

ambushed, running for cover

as Cupid arrows find their mark

 

and soldiers supersede

then cede

then fall

littering the landscape

 

with rotting corpses

of young hearts

exposed to the sun

 

of truth.

 

 

 

erin-cilberto

9/22/19

Reviews

[Dave]

Are there any winners in this war? How long does the fight go on until one or the other cedes to final surrender. The heart looks to be mended and yet relishes the ache that goes with the pain. Love is a harsh mistress, she will have her way and we try not to be one of the discarded bodies along her way.

Take care - Dave

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your insights on this piece, Dave,
j.

[gram linski]

for some reason this reminded me of the battles in Italy during the Second word war, where many a dead soldier lost their hearts to pasta Corazon and vino amore, could be completely off the mark, but that's what I got, enjoyed.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i like where you went with this, gram...very interesting interpretation...i really enjoy seeing where readers take my poems.
j.

[andrew mitchell]

Arr yes that love is blind feeling never does last, that euphoric feeling! Reality sets in and then the casualties build up, victims of the heart breaker.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

so true...thank you, andrew,
j.

[Dave Brown]

Truly, nothing but gore in war
Seems to be a part of the human condition

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your words, Dave,
j.

[Kesch (Finding Julia)]

So deep, but well said and written. Deeply emotional read

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your words, Kesch,
j.

[Chris Shaw]

A battlefield of a loser in love. Battle weary and suffering from wounds. A youngster exposed to the hell fire of love gone wrong. The realisation that happy ever after is not going to happen. That's where you took me. Once things go that far they are unlikely to produce any winners.

Chris

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your insightful words, Chris.
j.