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What is...?

March 18, 2021
By Anonymous

When pain is a burden mutually shared

and destiny is left—trustingly—

in the hands of another


When bliss touches Heaven’s doors

Then suddenly drops—


                    And lands in the trenches of war


When an ocean away, thy long for it

but when in reach it is a forbidden fruit


When powerful hurt is a given

and eternal happiness is all but like finding the needle


Thy still desire the sweet taste of the dangling sword


Longing and wishing for its sweetness to lay on thy lips inducing paradise forever

—though sadly this cannot be

For like all, it will inevitably succumb to death


For it is love

And love is a beautiful tragedy


The author's comments:

Inspired by the book Lovely War by Julie Berry.


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