Tears of Blood

Lost and asphyxiated
she put forth her frail steps
with sheer hesitation,
the world appeared from a different time, nothing she was aware of,
neither seen
nor read in any gothic charms,
the memories were vague,
and patches of smeared thoughts
crossed her mind,

she held the hand of her beloved mother
was what she remembered
as the last episode
and now she remained
blind and despaired
desolate she cried tears of blood,
for she knew,
her mama was from a different planet
and she was never gonna return

Prompt given by the amazing Manic Sylph

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8 thoughts on “Tears of Blood”

  1. Hey, what brought this on!!! I started reading with nothing in mind, but by the end of it, I was flooded with thoughts and yet didn’t know what to say!!
    Sad! Sad! Sad!

  2. That was such a beautiful poem with unexpected directions of flow… a lovely story Shantanu.
    I will add it to the post in a while. Thank you for the wonderful response!

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