Part of my poetry collection, Margins of the First Draft — a reflection on how heartbreak can turn into melodrama, art, and a little wild beauty through emotional writing.

(Authors Note)

16.For love to let her go

Oh Dear Lord

At this state,

A knife

Straight into this heart of mine

Would be an act of mercy

Poetry on the Margins #16 Melodrama

This poem makes me want to melodramatically lay on my way-too-modern couch,
with a bottle of red Zinfandel in one hand and a knife in the other,
and bathe myself — and a beautiful wedding gown — in fake blood.

And then,
maybe,
have a picture painted of me.

Sir,
can you paint me
like one of your
French girls?

Links to more of my work:

If you like reading an emotionally packed short story here you can find multiple of them: Six-Sentence Stories, Short Stories, Romance and All That, Dead Poet

And a brand new addition to my poetry tab: On the margins of the First Draft

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