valentine poem
the image haunts me unexpectedly
intermittently
when I catch sight of it
though it does not bring tears to my eyes
like the first time
a bruised child
trying to make sense of everything
gone wrong
a careless parody of teenage love-hearts
with names entwined
this one is broken
brutally torn apart
the words mum and dad
irreparably separated
Linking back to ‘The Poetry Bus’ driven this week by The Bug
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The Bug said,
February 14, 2011 at 4:17 pm
What a sad tale – and an all too common one!
Pete said,
February 14, 2011 at 4:53 pm
Very very understated this. And all the more powerful because of it.
emerging writer said,
February 14, 2011 at 8:36 pm
Yes, The understateness gets you in the gut
totalfeckineejit said,
February 16, 2011 at 12:08 am
Agreed the subtlety packs a harder punch. That’s a tough one, very well written.