Her Response

How selfish you are,

you venomous slave!

You would pierce yourself with enchanted needles

while I await my home's destruction!?

Would you fly to my side, 

forsaking your

precious poisons, 

if enemy soldiers breached these walls? 

No -I mean- yes...

Oh, of course you would...

 What have I done to you?

My love, please forgive me. 

I thrash at your skin

while you stand there

corrupted and cursed. 

My heart aches for your deathly touch.

I am enslaved to it. 

Without you here, the air is so thin

I try to breathe in,

 and my lungs only fill with smoke. 

Come back to me, 

and inject me with the same cruel needles, 

so I can be joined to you in everything

as I await the coming battle

that I fear will never end. 

Author's Note

I decided to go slightly more narrative with this one, basing it on a plot to some fantasy story that doesn't yet exist. Thanks so much for stopping by, and have a great day!
<3 Elisa

Reviews

[Stephen]

Nice. I liked this poetry. I really enjoyed reading it. Thanks for sharing

[Elisa]

Thanks so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

[Christoph]

Very indecisive narrator, which is a neat contrast in a poem with some really strong, biting lines. I liked this a lot.

[Elisa]

Thank you so much! Yeah she's definitely in a tough situation emotionally. I'm thinking of writing more poems with these two characters.

[sinNsincerity]

I hope it doesn't have to exist for anyone.
This was such an amazing write though Elisa!

[Elisa]

I agree. Minus the fantasy element though, there are definitely people who go through the same feelings. Thanks so much for reading!

[Rm]

Hey very intriguing...I enjoyed

[Elisa]

Thanks so much! :)

[Rm]

Your welcome..

[Horizons]

Very narrative & captivated poetry you've come up with. Seems, you wrote an epic story (historian fantasy art) in few short, simple & deep words. Enjoyed to read.

[Elisa]

Thank you very much!

[Thaddius]

this is like a sleepy beauty meets darren aronofsky poem. really, really cool conceptually. and you're exploration of love ventures into sickness, something that I think is daring (probably because it's what I've been doing lately). Awesome

[Elisa]

Wow thank you! I'm so honored :D