The autopsy

The autopsy showed

Death by a broken heart.

Many a lover's footprints

Cemented on her organ.

Found!

But one love...

The cause of death

Left indelible marks;

Large footprints

Softly embedded, deep

Still glowing, simmering

A heart with memories

So sweet, the love 

Now sleeps.

Reviews

[Jane Taylor Hardy]

A melancholic write with a touch of feeling inside....that goes on living....beautiful Andrew.

[andrew mitchell]

thank you Jane

[John Alexander McFadyen]

A very good metaphoric piece with pathos. Only fly is the use of heart twice in the opening lines?

[sereenaoutloud]

This is sad and beautiful...to have loved that strongly beautiful, but to have lost it and died from a broken heart...Sad!!
Brilliant write and metaphor AM ,,, i loved it! :)

[andrew mitchell]

Thank you so much for the great review SEREENA:)

[sereenaoutloud]

LOL.,you are welcome ANDREW... :)

[Lyric]

Very beautiful, and insightful

[andrew mitchell]

Thank you Lyric for dropping by:)

[B]

Love can kill you
Into a world of death
Or one of creativity

I say ..... i saw both
But only have truly seen the one that made the world sing in an autopsy room

Awesome Andrew writes away

[andrew mitchell]

Thank you so much oh Talented one!

[B]

You are too kind :P

[Kelly Scheppers]

I do believe their is such a proclamation - death by a broken heart. To lose the will to live is a mighty force upon one's heart, if you stop and think about it.

"so sweet the love, now sleeps"...I enjoyed this side of you, Andrew!

[andrew mitchell]

Thank you Kelly for your kind words I shall try to remember this facet I have, being a rough edged diamond lol!:)

[....................]

an interesting concept about how some people cannot live without their true loves... friends of my family passed away within a month of one another... after the husband died , the wife (who was in perfect health) began to pine - she died with a broken heart... her heart just stopped (no damage).... nice write, Andrew

[andrew mitchell]

Thanks FT and many do wish to go soon after. Even elephants can die of a broken heart when losing a loved one I have read!

[....................]

Yes, I've read that too... I believe some pets (cats and dogs) do the same thing when their owners pass away...

[Jamestown]

Well penned!
The wording definitely gets the depth of love across:)
Thanks for sharing and b-blessed!

[andrew mitchell]

Hi jamestown! Thank you my friend!