Seduced
by the Siren’s song
we long to sail the seas of love.
The lyrical mirage of
“Happily Ever After”
becomes the captor
of thirsty hearts.
Hypnotic heat
caused by a dearth of fathers
produces fallacious figments
of the “birds and the bees”
the flowers and the trees
Love is a beautiful liar
who crafts her magnum opus
upon the canvas of desire, and
just when we’re close enough
to feel the fire
it expires
leaving us frozen in
the frigid prison of
a journey insignificant.
Yet, the Siren sings
until at last we crash
upon the jagged edge
of reality’s rock.
Shattered fantasies and
remnants of what once carried us
now carries us
into love’s true reality
Beyond the illusory
Beyond the fantasy
Beyond the “happily”
Beyond the beauty
lies this alchemy…
There is no better death than love.
© 2015 Brian Evans. All rights reserved
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Absolutely beautiful…
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Thank you for your kind words, Amrit!!
BE
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Wow BE, you’ve done it again!!! “Love is A Beautiful Liar”…You’re so talented. That was Sweet, sad, but Sweet! 🙂
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Thank you, Sharon!!! My original thought while writing this line was how we fall in love not knowing the full depth of that person’s hidden struggles. However, because we truly love that person, we find ourselves torn between wanting to help, and being helpless. I suppose there is an element of sadness that presents. Thanks for indulging me in my folly.
BE
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Breathtakingly Beautiful!
Especially loved the lines “Love is a beautiful Liar” and “just when we’re close enough to feel the fire it expires”.
Great writing!
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Thank you so much, Shreya. I’m thrilled that you visited the “Quill” and took time to read and share.
BE
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It was my pleasure to read your blog.:)
Bdw, if you don’t mind, I would like to invite you to my blog at : https://silvermusing.wordpress.com/
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