Loved To Death- S.H.Williams

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I have been strangled by love's
Suffocating arms of folly
One too many times.
It is time to breathe again.

I have been ensnared by love's
Gleeful sultry charms
Over and over.
Feasting on one when I could have dined with many.

I have seen your eyes in
Misanthropic romance vein.
Time and again,
A small victory, hailed in epic verse.

I have heared your vantage point
Bellowed in our market place.
Yet once more,
I shop for what I need least.

I have been charmed by love's
Disordered yearning for clarity,
Year on year.
Yet the Hermit's arc is clearer still?

I wrestled as rank permutations
Rendered a pure spark blurred-
Hopelessly-
By the creamy fears of desperation.

I have been schooled and fooled
By love's creed of mania.
Endlessly,
A hallowed symbol decays to mere punctuation.

I have been named and shamed
By love's agents of desire.
Lifetimes ago,
I learned to forgive what they never could.

I have been taken to task
By reason's chief usurper
Alone in a prison.
Endlessly questioned yet never released.

I have been left to rot
In the mire of my doubt.
These blue walls
Mask an unravelled emotional tapestry.

Yes, I have been loved to death,
Beyond the confines of definition.
One more time....
Is it time to breathe again?

"Loved To Death"