General Poetry posted January 21, 2024


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A little gothic valentine

Note to Lady Raven

by Clockwise

Dear Lady Raven,
 
I loved your laugh,  
I loved your smile,  
your raging spite,  
and Wednesday style.  
I loved your tattoo of the moon,  
and your secret Viking rune.  
I loved your eyes  
and frozen lips,  
an avalanche  
in little sips.  
I loved your past—an open book;  
and all the coffee breaks we took.  
But
you moved on—  
just like you do,  
as if this home  
was not for you.  
Lady Raven,  
now and then,  
I think of us—  
what might have been.
 
I loved your good,  
I loved your vice,  
your nonchalance,  
and ginger spice.  
I loved your kiss that fate erased;  
your citric acid aftertaste.  
I loved your flame  
and pale moon glow—  
like tiger lilies  
in the snow.  
I loved the way you made me feel,  
and every time you kept it real.  
But
you moved on—  
just like you do,  
I guess my home  
was never you.  
Lady Raven,  
rest assured  
I'm more alone  
but not uncured.
 
I loved your shade,  
I loved your grace,  
I loved those boots,  
I loved that lace.  
I loved your pristine werewolf fang;  
the double-cross on which you hang.  
I loved you manic,  
loved you still,  
both on or off  
your little pill.  
I loved the time you tamed my cat  
and then I loved when you got scratched.  
But
you moved on—  
without a trace,  
to make a home  
some other place.  
Lady Raven,  
Miss "Plays-Her-Part,"  
your tightrope act's  
a work of art.  
I know you're caught—  
I've read your chart,  
I'd move on too,  
if I were smart.  
But this ain't that—  
some dying spark.  
There is no back,  
no cold restart.  
My warmth remains  
through light and dark.  
So, too, the pain—  
this tell-tale heart.
 
Sincerely,
J.S.



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