Tag Archives: heartbreak

Silence Deafening – A Tanka

Silence deafening

Alone with my thoughts of you

Tormenting my soul

Will loneliness be my fate

Led by love’s vicious blindness

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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

Jealous Hearts – A Haiku

Jealous hearts, shredded

Stripped of passion that once lived

Leaving bitterness

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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

 

Agony Of Love – A Tanka

Agony of love

A hearts beat torn asunder

Ripped from breathing chest

Leaving it hollow and cold

Emptied of any passion

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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

Waiting – A Tanka

I grow old waiting

Knowing you will never come

Wasting my short time

Logic tells me to move on

But hope keeps me locked in place

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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

First Love – A Tanka

First love of the heart

Naive possibilities

Unrepentant joy

Ignorant of the danger

Until it has been shattered

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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

I Beg Of Heaven – A Villanelle

I beg of heaven for light of day

For night fills dreams of you with fear

On bended knee in tears I pray

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What can I do, what dare I say

To break this darkness with love and cheer

I beg of heaven for light of day

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This deep despair I keep at bay

In hopes you’ll return my cherished dear

On bended knee in tears I pray

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I never would your heart betray

My passion felt I have made so clear

I beg of heaven for light of day

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Were I to change would then you stay

Anything I’d do to mend heartbreak severe

On bended knee in tears I pray

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To you, I promise to never stray

Your honor I’ll guard and never besmear

I beg of heaven for light of day

On bended knee in tears I pray

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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

** I thought I would give a new style a try.  The Villanelle is in the form of A1 B A2 / a b A1 / a b A2 / a b A1 / a b A2 / a b A1 A2.  It is very structured, but was interesting to write.  I would appreciate any feedback you may wish to provide.  Thanks.

Love Can Be Painful – A Tanka

Love can be painful

Like a barbed wire wrapped heart

Bleeding and broken

Challenging love’s commitment

To withstand human weakness

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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

Speckled With The Blood Of Lies

Speckled with the blood of lies,

Blindly consumed by your feigned sincerity.

You said you loved me,

Sealing it with a tender kiss,

Only to pierce my lip with your fangs.

The trickle,

Wet and metallic,

Oxidizing on my tongue

Nauseates me to the core.

Sickening,

Sweet,

Irony,

Descriptively you.

Pledging passion and fidelity

Then pillaging my love,

Disemboweling my trust,

Leaving a heartbroken corpse.

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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

Suffer the Consequences – A Tanka

With a tender touch

I tried to quiet your tears

You pushed me away

This was of my own doing

Now it is me who suffers

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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

Ransom My Heart – A Tanka

I gifted my heart

So many years ago now

Like priceless treasure

Cherished and highly prized

Then held for ransom

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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~