Shades of Red

You will see the red ruby drops... Love’s true color, can you stop and decline? An addiction. An attraction. Like a moth attracted to a flame you know you’ll never leave.

You will see the red ruby drops

As in the corner your knees lock-

Trying to hide together 

Trying to escape forever

 

Love's true color

Will only show up during the cruelest slaughters

For it is only through love

Will man's true nature come up 

 

Lips will tempt you so (Closer! They say, closer!) 

Desirable red, and yet like an innocent doe

Could you really resist, would you?

A simple answer, bringing out a path split in two

The temptation to find out all the secrets inside (or to never know and hide)

 

Can you stop and decline?

No you can't- for ultimately passion burns

More and more secrets to light you'll turn

 

An addiction. An attraction. 

You just can't pull away

Like a moth attracted to a flame

Dancing as they burn your skin; beautifully untamed

Like a symphony, together they'll come

Covered by blood, filled with pain, broken by love

You can surrender, you can scream

All your tears will make the skin gleam

 

But you know you'll never leave

Because what you want only here you'll receive

The pure blood, tempting red, burning fire...your secret desire

 

You see the red ruby drops

In the corner your knees lock

In the end only yourself can you blame

You, who will forever be insane

Wanting only the mysterious, tainted

Shades of red

Author's Note

A poem I wrote a little while ago, my submission for "Love and Lust Poems" contest. Hope you like it, please review :)

Reviews

[Gavin Wade Moody]

Lips will tempt you so
Desirable red, and yet like an innocent doe
I love this< because it is so true the lips of the one you long for is the hardest temptation to over come and not to want to be, Yet they can be oh so innocent and your the one who is lusting. It's a good representation of how mirroring the situation to flip it and show that its on both people not just one. I love it... And good luck on the contest

[RileyRedding]

This is truly beautiful imagery. You've got something here!

[Shon Harvis]

I like this a lot. I love the line '

"for ultimately passion burns
More and more secrets to light you'll turn"

Awesome statement. This is a good read!

I have unfortunately felt the Shades of Red .

[Misty Shadows]

Wow. Wow wow wow! Love it! Intense writing, very powerful and it gives me the chills in a way. There's a subtle rhyme here, but it doesn't feel very forced and adds to the whole structure of the poem. Great job!

[aranciata]

I love using rhymes in poems, and it's a little hard sometimes to find the right words to make it flow, so I'm glad you liked it, and that it didn't feel too forced :)

-Athena

[Valkyrie Warrior]

Wow this is one powerful piece of writing my friend. I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!

[aranciata]

I'm glad you like it!
This is one of my personal favorites as well :)

-Athena

[Valkyrie Warrior]

I love it!

[Afraa]

Absolutely gorgeous poem. I have read a lot of love poems on this website, but this one is different and really stands out. I applaud you for this. Really, it was the title that attracted me.

Loved reading that, Athena!

[aranciata]

Hello, thank you for the review!

This was actually inspired off a writing prompt from one of my teachers, I think she wanted us to write about colors, and so my first thought was actually to write about blood and love and all that fun stuff, and hence, the title comes from the different "shades" that red can represent.

Glad you enjoyed it!
-Athena