descent into madness



in the rustling of leaves with the advance of spring in the faintest of whispers I still hear your name.

so I paint my pain in all shades of grey

in embers rises the hues of your eyes, and your gaze would set my soul ablaze now the sky bleeds the colour of our love your love was warm like the setting sun

your soul is etched in my blood and chrysanthemums bloom in each crevice of my body, the ones you once loved, so tenderly your lingering kisses still sheathe around my throat, and my skin aches in your remembering.

I'd plumet my way through galaxies of grief, destory every abyss to seek salvation in you for your demise still follows my descent.

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it's a poem about love and grief; about love which carries on even when the subject of love ceases to exist.

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Submitted by lavasharma03 on October 20, 2022

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Lavanya Sharma

I am 18 and i love to write. Writing is a form of expression for me, i can't process my emotions till i put it on paper. I also like to psychoanalyse people all the time and that's all i guess :) more…

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