and he claimed her
with a touch of crimson
in place of vermilion
tears of kohl trickle
his pledge to return
bound by blood
***
when at last he returned
but not as she had imagined
she tied a crimson ribbon
on his casket, protesting
a broken promise
SONYA KASSAM 
What a way to protest.Enjoyed reading your composition.
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Oh thank you so much!
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Beautiful! !
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Thank you! :-)
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Just amazing :)
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Thank you Jyoti. Welcome to my blog and I look forward to interacting with you on yours.
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Dear Sonya,
This is indeed a beautifully sad poem.
All good wishes,
robert
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Thanks, Robert. I wanted to identify with and put a face to the tragedies that we are constantly exposed to.
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What a sad poem. :(
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A lot of sadness and heaviness in this world right now.
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Beautifully sad!!
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Thanks for appreciating, Dwight. I attempted to create a story behind the statistics that we hear about. It’s so easy to become desensitised.
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Very true!
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