In The Name Of Love.

by Natalie   Mar 27, 2008


For the man she loved,
The man of her dreams,
She pledged eternity,
Eternity in the eyes of the Lord our Saviour Himself.
For that very man,
She said she'd give her all,
Renounce both bread and water,
For just another kiss of his lips.
For that exact man,
She claimed she'd stop breathing,
To just hear him say "I love you"
Just before reaching everlasting end.
For that simple man,
She spoke of murder,
Murdering her own offspring,
Had it not been the boy he wished.
For that very man,
She cried endless tears,
Tears of blood,
Of blood gone bitter through pure hate.
For that very man,
She protested against love itself,
Rioted in favour of her nightmares
So endlessly against her dreams.
For that exact man,
She slaughtered who she was,
In persuit of a love,
A love that never existed.

© Natalie. M. Sarantos 26/01/05...18.31

***This poem is my first ever dark poem and as you can tell it is full of religious references! It was written the first time I got beaten up by a man (yes its happened with 2 different guys). This poem helped because I managed to channel all my negativity into it.***

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  • 16 years ago

    by Sarah

    This poem is very sad & heartbreaking.... yet well written and truly felt...Readers can actually feel the pain behind the words ...great job ! keep it up 5/5

  • 16 years ago

    by Lu

    This poem helped because I managed to channel all my negativity into it
    ^^^
    Aww hun sorry to hear something so dreadful has happened to you not only once but twice. Writing is a great way of releasing those bottled up emotions.

    Such a dark, deep write you've penned here. It started out as something beautiful .... then sadness began to weep through the lines. It left me speechless and at the same time ran a line of chills up my back.

    She slaughtered who she was,
    In persuit of a love,
    A love that never existed.
    ^^^
    Such a touching ending, I am really undecided if I would rather see this in the dark section or the sad. It sure does spark the sad emotion also.

    I think perhaps you may of meant "pursuit" in the 2nd line though ... just a little typo perhaps.

    Perfectly fitting title, I really liked that!

    Great read, it sure had my attention from the get-go
    Luanne

  • 16 years ago

    by BurriedFaceDown

    Really strong and passionate.
    i love it

    I really liked this part
    it makes you wonder if she/you
    are going to die in the end
    She claimed she'd stop breathing,
    To just hear him say "I love you"

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