no anesthesia for love

by Bobbie - Scorpio



the wounds aren’t healing
scars cease to fade
but you say
you want me to complicate you further
dress you up 
in bandages of emotion
cottony gauze
constricting
tightly bound
and with every step
along the way
hope you unravel
force you to face reality
coerce you carelessly
to the ground
toss your leaden heart
into the hospital bed
let them operate
you know you can live
without the poison in your blood
the needle in your vein
bandages on your beautiful face
the lover in your dreams
you aren’t
heartsick like they say you are
not heartbroken
as if we all agreed
heartache is the indefinite
outcome of cautionless love
paper gowns and metal bedpans
and anesthesia to numb your pain
only the pain of love
was never endorsed by these
and relief
ceases to exist
it whimpers
quietly in the night
and you fail not
to suffer…..

Reason for writing:

    I was merely thinking of how there is absolutely no way to ease the emotional pain of heartbreak.    

Birth sign: Scorpio
Date created: 2000-01-28 21:13:39
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:41:44
Poem ID: 54522

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