Flies buzz

Graveyard of an old love

Sprouts ghosts from an empty tomb

Over severed hearts, time dirt shoves

Rot's wafting fumes become perfume

Hatched larva spread germs

Maggots of passion soon fly

Love's grave sprouts worms

Memories cleaned with lye  

Undertaker of dreams 

Scavenger of hope's buried  bones

Awaken me from siren screams

Open my eyes, to forget their ghostly moans    

Reviews

[Ern M. Yoshimoto]

upon first reading, i thought this was a simply describing a scenery - which was done very well. gory and noxious, something from an 80's horror film. but i missed the first line: 'Graveyard of an old love.' now what does this mean? it could be a failed relationship or a love that has faded due to time or distance. however one reads into it, it is clearly a source of great suffering for the persona. and indeed, it is a feeling most can relate to, and how we wish 'to forget their ghostly moans.'

[Soren]

Thank you Ern yes indeed you caught the essence of this piece. Haunted by such specters one can not rest even after we think they have decomposed. Thanks again for your read and astute observations