[no pain, no... pain]
 
New Love
petals, velvety soft
caressing skin with
a lover's touch
color, vibrant and bold
red as the heart that
beats wildly
 
Familiar feelings
green stem of life
strong and sinewy
cradling that which was
once soft
and new
with vows of
forever support
 
Broken promise
thorns on the stem (of life)
pinprick holes bleeding the heart
that once
beat wildly
tearing ephemeral flesh with
frigid words of little
meaning
leaving the bruised petals
dead
trampled under proverbial foot
alone...
on the forest floor