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Feb 2018
Fate, abandoned me!
As when a cocoon wiggles...
At the most peculiar time.
Request denied.
My hearts petition.
Emotional referendum.
Astral intervention.

As bumble as a humble bee...
"Fate...may I  receive of thee?"
My Fair, my destiny and a love everlasting?

By mystical decree.
Neglected plea.
Loneliness.
Slowly overtaking me.
Bumble as a humble bee.
Fate abandoned me.

Fate, you pompous ***!
You fare undeserving.
Of your celestial esteem!
An ego gone awry.
A dry, apathetic dream.
A megalomaniac. A cosmic usurper.
Who are you to say I don't deserve her?

Her?
I'm breathless.
Still, I love her more than oxygen.
As fair as striking.
As tall as angular.
Contoured, yet slender thin.
Skin churned soft of heavy cream. A freckle spangled dream.
Hair flowing in a rare red reed toss.
A red so rare it's till unidentified.
By science, poet or thesaurus.
As if cast from the splintered depths of a prism burst....
Where does her red hair stop?
Where does her red cape begin?
Where's her invisible plane?

Her eyes defined.
The bending light filtered of her optic rods.
Spike and glisten.
A thousand megapixels.
Of the deepest greens.
Like strands of Kentucky bluegrass. Wild on the bramble.
A wet, chlorophyllic  dream.
Metaphors both naughty and sweet.

I do deserve her.
Fate...why did you let me down?

Fate replied...
Of your request, it was plain to see.
Love unquestioned and
Deserving of your Fair.
Responsibility accepted.

It was Fate, you see, who...
Crossed your paths.
Lit the stage.
Lent your acquaintence.
At the right moment.
A wispy smile. A flair of good.
Exactly as needed.

Fate, to be sure...
Aligned the stars in your favor.
Weather was set so hearts may melt.
Placed the planets strategically...
So Mercury...
Fills a heated desire.
Your lovely Fair on fire.
Her love forever.

But love was not your companion.
Too many nights alone.
No one used the phone.
Texts became a hassle.
Your negative tone.

Fate did not abandoned you.
Fate did not let you down.
Turn this blame around.
I'm sorry, sir.
But it was YOU
Who let Fate down.
Joseph Flores
Written by
Joseph Flores  53/M/Roswell, NM
(53/M/Roswell, NM)   
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