Dark Love

Roses are red, violets not blue

For they behold an even darker hue

And if crimson ink were like sugar sweet

Then I wish for an even bitter treat.

 

Rubies are red, sapphires blue

They glisten as drops of morning dew

Diamond tears beneath moons of jade

Lay trapped upon these darker shades

 

Cherries are red, blueberries blue

The saccharin tongue of me and you

Strawberries, plums, and rotten peaches

To delight upon the feasting leeches

 

For all the sorrows and all the woes

Still this is how the story goes

 

Roses are red, violets are blue

If sugar is sweet, then for sure not you

And so, I definitely was his treat

My crimson ink, like sugar sweet

 

Author's Note

A rough draft. Been emotionally distressed when I wrote this so please bear with me... :)

Reviews

[Speak in Silence]

I really loved this. I love how you started it off also. This was a great read :)

[Fréyjä Helvití]

Thank you so much... :)

[Speak in Silence]

you're welcome :)

[Corset]

aw, it started off so sweet and then turn a bit sour as does love sometimes goes. Still a beautiful write in all it's dark hues. :)

[Fréyjä Helvití]

Thank you so much...

[eglantine]

Great playful and sinister twist on a well known valentine. I'd make "strawberry" plural though, to match the other fruit.

[Fréyjä Helvití]

Thanks for the review... :)

[Serena]

Deep. I loved how the colors repeated and the theme, tone, and mood stayed the same. The follow was unmistakeable. As well as the rhyme pattern.
10/10 :)

[Fréyjä Helvití]

Thank you so much.. :)

[Leigh]

I like the way the poem starts askew and then goes into even more bitterness, I can hear this read loud as I kind of taunting chant, almost like a witches spell. You have conveyed great expression and I can feel your angst, I really like this piece, thank-you adding to library

[Fréyjä Helvití]

Really do appreciate the review... :)

[MOON]

Lovely write nice take on the roses are red idea, love how you used the colours to convey the emotion.

[Fréyjä Helvití]

Thank you...