Love Poem: Pricked By Love's Thorn
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Written by: Lin Lane

Pricked By Love's Thorn

My nights have no rhythmic shadows on the wall Our candle flame silhouettes no longer rise and fall Our love cooled like dying embers without a spark Filled with emotive despair, tears spill in the dark We shared a tranquil pond in a love forged long ago but our waters are dammed. Our stream does not flow What remains of us is a cracked and dried river bed and a wound in my heart, from which my life has bled No relief when night is over and the sun starts to rise 'cause it's your face I long to see when I open my eyes With empty arms, no smile of contentment will I wear I am left with only memories; a grievous burden to bear My nights are foreboding, and transcends until morn Like petals of a rose, I wither, pricked by love's thorn Desolate, I now languish in the web lost love has spun Lingering at twilight and dawn, on the edge of the sun