Empress of the Universe!

Exciting news! I just found out that I won the 'Broken Heart' themed poetry contest on Poetry Universe on Facebook. So, I earned the title Emperor of the Universe. Well, to be PC, I think I'll call it 'Empress of the Universe'. It's not going to my head or anything, but I thought it was fun and worth mentioning. LOL.

Here is my winning poem for the theme of "BROKEN HEART":

 

The Lesson

 

Don’t – Don’t make me the earth beneath your feet!

Earth just crumbles, falls away like ashes.

Don’t make me shed watery tears when I only want joy.

Don’t give me this heart-wrenching ache, don’t tear this breast with your dull knife.

I have a lot to offer, my being, my soul.  Can’t you love, even for a little while?

Wretched heart, stop beneath my chest!  It shouldn’t beat, not when it bleeds for you.

If I cry, the ache just worsens.  How can you stop love or stop pain?

You can’t.  So don’t –

Just treat me as your equal.  I am human, made of flesh, made of blood, made of bones that break without your touch.

Love me, that’s all I ask.  But, you can’t and you won’t.

I lie here waiting for your love, for your kind gaze upon mine.  I wait for naught.

Don’t!

But, you won’t stop.

So it is I, I the pebble that falls from your shoe – it is I who sheds tears like waterfalls for you – it is I who must stop!

Stop this madness!

Stop this pain.

Stop the ache, and count on rainbows.  You won’t change.

It is I.

I am stronger.  You – you are weak, dragging out pain, cutting down others in your way.

I can change.

But, if you ever do – ever stop, don’t expect me to wait.

For you.

 

(Note: This poem will appear in the future book, Miss Lavender's Anthology of Ramblings: Tales, Snippets & Poetry, along with many other works.)