Swords
Poem by contributor: Ashlee Elizabeth Lindsay
My love is a single edged sword
Created to protect
To keep safe that which is held dear
To serve the person who wields it obediently
Without harm
Always
Without harm unless betrayed.
Being something to rely on
To trust and depend upon by the person who holds it
An instrument used to pledge your loyalty
Allegiance
Your life, to the one that you love
Or death to the one whom betrays…
But your sword of love isn’t like mine
It is likened to a double edged sword
One edge that feels my warmth and love
Reciprocating that which I give to you
Yet the other edge is a darker one
An edge that causes pain
Reflected upon and within every movement
Every gesture
Every word as if it’s ingrained in you
Carefully aimed straight at my heart
Waiting to strike
Poised to strike
And repeating to strike till there is nothing left of my heart
Now your double edged sword has killed what I value most-
My love for you
Turning it into a deepening betrayal
That keeps bleeding out pain
You have overstepped your reach
Now this single edged sword that once loved you
Protected you
Who refused to harm you
(Even if that meant her own death)
Has risen up against you
In order to save what little of herself that she can
Patiently defending herself from your vicious attacks
Waiting for the perfect moment to strike
That which is killing her from the inside
Waiting for you to see the tears
That her heart has been crying out
Because single edged swords were created to protect the ones they love…
But betrayal is punishable by death.
And you have betrayed that which she holds dear…
Found it!
And with a quick lunge of her sword his chest was pierced
Adding pressure her sword slowly passed thru the ribcage
with tears in her eyes made contact with his heart
Then out threw his back
She slowly twisted her sword upward
Making the slit a complete circle
And as the blood drained out of his heart
Her face reflected that which she felt-
A smile of satisfaction
with tears of joy.
