Love Poem: Burning Love Letters
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Written by: Suzette Richards

Burning Love Letters

declarations of adoration 
   flood the net
      inviting envy
perfunctory comments of support
   soon forgotten
as people get on with their mundane lives
    yet again illustrating 
       that highlights
are fleeting in the larger scale of existence
                moments remembered are seldom accurate
                             distorted 
                 .............to suit............
                          the narrative
when things go pear shaped
   the fallout is public
       and wounds licked noisily

I long for the good old days
when I could burn love letters privately
seeing my hopes for the future
          go                     ...e...
                                  ...k...
              up             ...o...
                             ...m...
                  in      ...s...