Salamander

experimental...went from one phrase...

She had the heart of a salamander.

 

She watched it cut to bits

Watched it shredded,

Felt it torn,

 

And then grew it

                So perfectly

Back

 

And claimed herself

Reborn.

 

She had the heart of a salamander.

 

Knew the risks going in,

But also knew the end.

 

She’d re-grown her heart

So many times—

 

What was one more

freefall spin?

 

What was one more

                Shred

                Tear

                Cut,

 

When it all healed

                Past pealed

                No scars revealed

 

                No need for a shield,

 

For

 

She had the heart of a salamander.

 

But even a salamander is dead

If it loses its head.

Author's Note

leave the last two lines or not????

Reviews

[Dressed in Poetry]

Mmmm. I like the last two lines, so leave them. I also like the rhythm in this, it's very nice.

[Legion]

Definetly leave the last two. What a twist on the whole message. Well done.

"Past pealed"- did you actually mean "pealed" here (as in a noise such as the ringing of a bell) or did you mean "peeled" (as in to remove the outer layer)?