Love Poem: Arrow
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Written by: Angela Douglas

Arrow

Pull the pink silky shaft 
of this arrow from my heart
Rip it out roughly 
rupturing both ventricles
allowing the blood to freely flow 
from the ragged wound
hot and red
like lava venting from a volcano 
until I lie drained dry and dead
for nothingness is the only bliss
this world will let me know
Burn my body into ashes
to be spread over the soil
somewhere that fate refused me
the opportunity to go
to fertilize the flowers there 
so they can sprout and grow
blooming in a glorious show
of colors my soul couldn’t see
for love was never meant for me
Maybe they’ll find their way
into a beautiful bouquet
upon her you'll bestow
Perhaps she’ll wear one in her hair
while posing for a photo