Love Poem: Pillows of Patience
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Written by: Ink Empress

Pillows of Patience

I n v i s i b l e threads,
a mystical m i r a g e,
binding the silhouette of the sky
to the
skin of cinnamon sequels
in the deep blue chakra
that sees beyond
illusive clouds,
carrying rainbow roses
and thornless buds
quenched with jasmine rain.

Yet I remain engrossed
in the rising haze from cornea rivers,
facing the sun
amidst silenced stones,
counting unwept
diamonds that ebb and flow
through the pool of peace lilies,
and violet vapors,
       veiled in violin breeze,
ricocheting like
the h e a t
of throbbing heartbeats…

Remember,
I taste the sundrops
you feel in solitude,
I’ve been listening to
your e y e s ~
stories spun from luminous lies,
pain streaming behind saffron smiles,
unrolling polaroids of angst
through the lens of life,
while the
gossamer gold of gloaming
mirrors the poem 
between your sore sighs,
like dilating daisies
in the heart of the midnight iris…
And through your pupils,
I’ve found the reason
to rhyme~
bleeding pleas of love
with whimsical words,
   dusted with periwinkle,
   glazed with crystals,
amidst the gusts of grief
cloaking your conscience,
when wintry woes
suffocate your cashmere spirit.

But I still
am an origami enigma,
sleepwalking in silence,
aching to reach the chandelier cinders
flickering above~
     pillows of patience…

This I write not to the
crestfallen Luna,
but to the galaxies
twirling as moon-tulips
above lashes dusted with liquid lilac,
as I am a misplaced metaphor,
etched with empathy,
kohl tears on petals,
pricking fragile fingers,
      like thistles of time…

I feel beyond what I breathe
and I see hidden hues,
for in my eyes~
   there is no need for poetic phrases
when soul is tied to
   the strings of immortal blossoms
in your garden of pristine petunias
l a c e d with
               unbreakable vows…