Thursday, October 6, 2022

a vow left unbroken (poem)

I swore myself to you
seared my vow into my skin
so all could question its meaning – its truth
that would brand me
a heretic and a fool
(but what's the difference?)

The words trace my every vein
unreadable scrawls awaiting to be struck out
with a scalpel to extract the truth my soul
spilling out onto paper
but I can't make the cut
(when will you be satisfied?)

The mirror stares my promise back
my eyes quiver away into dark sockets
I left the scalpel on the table
my fingers shake at its could touch
I wish I could do more.

(could I leave this vow unbroken?) 

 

-Zero

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