There Must Be Wreckage To Write Poetry

A free-verse poem

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Hearts should shatter
Minds should be screwed
Skin must be shed
Blood should spill
The abyss should widen
Sadness must engorge
Flesh must be cut
Darkness should take the reins
Pain must singe through
Bones should crack
Wounds must fester
Scars should remain
Minds should remember
Hearts should ache

But also…

Love should thrive
Joy must outgrow
Hope should stream
Trust should stay
Hurt must heal
Gratitude should seep in
Passion must survive
Silence should caress
Strength must embrace
Minds should forget
Hearts should mend

Not always it has to be wreckage.

©Kavya Janani. U

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