Blood On the Roses

A beautiful bloodshed...

There is blood on the roses.

Dripping from their thorns.

A heart cut open,

feelings torn.

Beautiful crimson

on white.

It's sadness,

a work of art.

A silver dagger

in my hand.

The blood shed

quickly began.

There is blood on the roses.

The ruby liquid belongs to me.

I sliced and stabbed for you.

See how easily,

I bleed.

©2-19-2015 by Ashley Nicole Nordyke

Reviews

[Tinotenda Nyevedzanai]

Very dark nice style well done

[Lizardo]

Dark and enjoyable.
My favorite stanza is the second one.
What a great piece of poetry!

[Cool Girl]

This is absolutely gorgeous

[GreenEyedPoet]

Love the imaginary in this piece! And I like how raw and emotional it is. It's a great piece.

[Nini]

Such raw, honest emotion in this piece. The visual I get from this is strong indeed. Thank you for sharing.

[Christopher Casper]

The more you give out, sadly the more it is taken for granted. The more you open yourself up and show concern, the more the other will close themselves away. It seems as though people would rather chase after what they can't have, than to open themselves to the one who loves them the most. The logic is baffling. Once again, a very well written and put together piece. I thank you for sharing with me again!

[♥ Ari Skye ♥]

Thank you Christopher!

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Absolutely love the second stanza likening the bleeding heart of a beautiful flower to a work of art. And the last line perfectly describes those of us who wear our hearts on our sleeves, often giving much more than we receive. Good job!

[AaronFreitas]

Awesome write... this is my favorite so far. Beautiful descriptive writing and just deep roots in the passion behind the words. Awesome work.

[♥ Ari Skye ♥]

Thank you!

[cassandra ziemba]

wow,that is amazing. im lost for words. the detail, pain and sadness of this draws you in as most of your poems do. phenomenal.

[♥ Ari Skye ♥]

Oh gee. I do believe I'm blushing. Thank you for your kind words. I just write what I feel. & my only hope is convey my feelings the best way I can!

[cassandra ziemba]

please do, gives me more of a reason to keep reading them. you have an amazing gift

[♥ Ari Skye ♥]

Thank you..