Toasting Reality

A toast to you, sir: I wish you safety, good health, lasting happiness and love throughout life!


Safe:

free from hurt, injury, danger, or risk: to arrive safe and sound.

Bombs fall like rain, like autumn's flowers,
grey this time, black perhaps; it's frightening.


Healthy:

possessing or enjoying good health  or a sound and vigorous mentality: a healthy body/mind.

Disease spreads like a snake's venom when
its fangs pierce the living flesh of those unsuspecting,
often unhealed.


Happy:

characterized by or indicative of pleasure, contentment, or joy: a happy mood/mind.

A frown spreads in misfortune, luck flies
like a crow, promises break and tears are wept for the dead
or for the unchanging hurtful sequence of events;
a belief of no escape.


Loved:

held in deep affection; cherished: loved companions; much-loved friends.

Falsity tears truth, bloody red stains cheek
and chests; the remaining color fades
as loneliness takes place of the heart
like a heavy ink seeping into parchment, leaking,
slowly draining joy into utter emptiness.


Well, I say to you sir, your intentions are kind, but that's the reality of it.

Reviews

[willmjspencer]

A fine toast to the seeming harshness of reality. I really enjoyed: ...the remaining color fades/
as loneliness takes place of the heart/ like a heavy ink seeping into parchment

[Kay]

Thank you! This was about the optimistic toasts people often make at an event, and then the toast of bitter reality in response. The definitions of the nouns place emphasis on the contrast. I'm glad you liked it! =)