Love Poem: Love's Sullied Rose
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Written by: John Lawless

Love's Sullied Rose

Love’s Sullied Rose


He emptied the trash and his heart
the detritus of loving’s pain,
vain attempt to erase the start,
He emptied the trash and his heart
of sullied sweetness turned to tart
of loving's roses gone to stain.
He emptied the trash and his heart
the detritus of loving's pain.


9/2/2014
for the Zeugma - Poetry Contest