Hardened Heart – A Tanka

A heart once hardened

Ferments in caustic hatred

Shutting out true love

Tragic is this festering

Leaving nothing but ashes

~

~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

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4 responses to “Hardened Heart – A Tanka”

  1. tjtherien Avatar
    tjtherien

    so true Dom… nice poem…

    1. Dom DiFrancesco Avatar

      Thank you very much. :)

  2. Charles Yallowitz Avatar

    Hate and festering really do go hand in hand. I love it when those words are together.

    1. Dom DiFrancesco Avatar

      Thank you Charles, I was hoping that they would work together well. :)

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