Love Ever After

Life became smooth, kind,
Blissful, in fact, tears almost gone.
Without the phantom in my mind
I knew I was moving on.
Without warning, I stumbled upon
The broken cage that still held
The broken shards of my heart,
The shattered pieces when I fell apart.
There in the memory corner,
Lay tear stained pages,
Tattered and torn,
My own frayed edges,
Battered and worn.
The cage door slammed behind me,
I swear I heard the cackles of childish glee,
And the drop of an old rusty key.
My heart screamed, begged,
When I realized I had been living
With ghosts of love gone awry,
Merely existing, life denied.
My pleas to manifest silence
Were my own feeble effort
To let the ghosts die.
Trying to be honest,
Crying out in the darkened shadows,
I knew I had paid my penance,
There must be a tomorrow.
And there you were,
Tall and strong, offering refuge,
From this nightmarish storm.
The cage door flung open
With just one word, one touch.
Can I dare to take your hand?
Do I dare to venture out
Where hearts breaking even
Is a not a game of chance,
But a gift of sacrificial romance?
Can I let you into my dark room
Where Fenrir lurks in never ending gloom?
Do I dare to initialize what your
Eyes tell me is love so pure?
I'll give you my trust,
I'll give love a chance,
I know I must.
Believing this is more
Than mere carnal lust
That dies and withers
And leaves my heart
Once again battered and bruised.
Enter with care, my love.
Be gentle and tender,
You're still the one to whom
My soul shall render
The treasure of love,
Love ever after.

~CWylde ©2015

This Empty Hand

Take this empty hand,

Once filled with flowers

Of passionate love,

And carry me

Beyond the fence

Dividing my mind

And heart.

I need your hard

Control.

These tears I cry

Revealing the expense

Of letting go 

Of my defenses

Only serve to show 

I cannot remain in this world

Defenseless.

In the sensitive realms of

A dreamed of tranquility,

I see the serendipity

Of a saved future

Where I finally

Can lie comforted

And protected 

By your love.

~CWylde ©

Fool's Gold

Fool’s Gold

There in the vast ocean of stars,

She stands vulnerable, trembling

Revealing her innermost scars,

Like crazed mosaic emblems

From unfinished heartache

And cunning tawdry affairs.

From her sea of tears,

She wanted to be as an ocean flower

From which all could see love flow

From the pale light of the full moon glow

She knew all others offered only Fool’s Gold,

That would tarnish after a year or so.

~CWylde ©

Apollo's Hand

I stand on the fringes, outside looking in,

Invisible woman searching in vain,

Yearning for a lover to entice

Knowing in this there is a high price.

Sleep walking in the darkest of night,

My soul flies in the pale moonlight,

The journey to desire is perilous,

Unforetold dangers built on icy wishes,

Siren’s love song pierces the veil,

Apollo’s hand ignites a storm force gale,

Kisses like sea spray scattered arouse,

Untold pleasures his eyes espouse,

Persuade me to surrender to his delight,

Beyond passion, intensity builds, sacred rite,

Chrysalis opening, no choice, I ride,

Senses reeling, building, I spin,

Head into the abyss, no return within,

His eyes boring into my core,

He stacked the deck when he entered my shore.

I cannot resist the necessary evil

Of his perfume of enchanted primeval.

Tonight, I travel to his hunger’s lair,

Tonight, this beast my heart will ensnare.

CWylde © 03-24-15

(written in response to poetry prompts #AsymLife # AshVerse #Magick_Words #Soulhoot #Heartsmeal #DSPoetry #ntitle #MadVerse #WrittenRiver