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Of Pomegranates and Poison

What is love?

 

Sweet nectar on poisoned lips;

Or ripened fruit on curious tongues.

 

Is love sealed with a righteous kiss;

Or is love selfish and stealing,

Hidden away for all to miss.

 

Does love see no bounds or limitations?

In awe of you; of your beauty.

Is love a relentless invasion?

On a four horsed chariot poisoned with cruelty.

 

Will love die for you; with you,

Take your last embrace.

Or will love trick you; take you,

To end the long, lonely chase.

 

When all is said and all is done;

pomegranate and poison are both written in fame;

Sweet and bitter,

But love all the same.

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Written by
chloe-jackson
19 / F / Ireland
Published
Sep 30, 2016
Lines·Words
18·108
Notes

I feel the connections are fairly obvious but incase you dont know this poem is referencing to Romeo and Juliet and the mythology of Hades and Persephone.

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#love#kiss#poison#lovepoem#mythology#persephone#hades#pomegranate#romeoandjuliet#pomegranateseeds
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