But if you try sometimes...

Written with a little help from The Rolling Stones song - "You can't always get what you want"

 

 

 

 

But if you try sometimes...

 

 

“I saw her today at the reception”

 

My eyes filled with changing emotions

In satin gown and fire brand hair

A china doll beyond the display case

Happiness was breathing the air

 

“In her glass was a bleeding man”

A shadow of someone on the platform

I could see his face wracked in pain

Scars of here and prior altercations

Acid falling in the guise of rain

 

“She was practiced at the art of deception”

Behind that sequined mask she stood hiding

A smile painted in pastel red

Pretending a friendship is more than just golden

Wishing the other were endlessly dead

 

“Well I could tell by her blood-stained hands”

 

Pointing fingers dripping in excess waste

Smearing the drapes of lipstick tapestry

Planting the seed of doubt deep within

Smirking as she said these words to me

 

“You can’t always get what you want”

Author's Note

Thank you for reading

Reviews

[Pryde Foltz]

No, you sure can't, can't you. This was a excellent piece of love macabre. Bravo.

[Jack...]

Pryde, I truly do appreciate you. Thank you so very much for your kindness.

[Frieda P]

Hauntingly wicked poem Jack.... sounds as though this woman could eat you alive, imagery is off the charts, and the last two stanzas are golden.

[Jack...]

Thank you so very much my sweet friend. I always look forward to your kind words gracing my pages.

[Marie]

One of the most perfect lines I have ever read is "In her glass was a bleeding man"...this tells a story all by itself...

[Jack...]

Thanks so much Marie. Wish I could take credit for it, but I can not. You can thank the Rolling Stones for that one.

[Lydia Shutter]

Always loved that song by the Stones. No, you can't always get what you want, can you? Still, without trying, you never know. You have created an evil woman who hides behind the mask of makeup and sparkly clothing. Beware such a character! Fanstastic imagery in this one. Lydi**

[Jack...]

Thanks so much Lydi. No you can't, but you just might find...you get what you need.