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Theres a chink in my

armored heart,

and the love that it

represents will 

Burn more

Vibrantly 

than trillions of dying suns.

more 

vividly

than the nightmares that still awaken me,

and more

quietly

than the ashes of your picture. 

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J-C4113d's picture

What a powerful metaphor---a

What a powerful metaphor---a trillion dying suns!  I have been reading poetry since the Spring of 1973, and I have never seen a metaphor exactly like that one!


J-Called

Incompl's picture

I like your work...armored

I like your work...armored hearts have old wounds. 


Let your teeth show

allets's picture

Quiet Ashes

Well crafted imagery and tale of love gone. ~allets~