Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Cruelty of a heart of gold


Image: Courtesy of Tess' Mag (here)

She was left wondering
Never had it crossed her mind
One so endearing
Could cause such turmoil
She had given her all
He had responded
What went wrong?

So much to sacrifice
One at a young age
Oceans too deep to cross
To be belittled
There had to be
a semblance of authority
But alas!
Only at the water's edge

One could only accord sympathy
Cruelty of a heart of gold
Extended so sincerely
But dashed to smithereens
It was not fair to her!
Neither to him!
What went wrong?

For Tess' Magpie Tales #238 and
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16 comments:

  1. Pat HattSeptember 23, 2014 at 5:43 AM

    Sometimes some little can grow and grow and then things just go another way

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  2. Vandana SharmaSeptember 23, 2014 at 7:39 AM

    Hear broken she is, but sometimes things cannot be mended.

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  3. Kerry O'ConnorSeptember 23, 2014 at 8:28 AM

    This is heartbreaking! What went wrong indeed?

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  4. 21 WitsSeptember 23, 2014 at 9:20 AM

    If only we knew, and how incredibly true this is more often than not. Lovely magpie prose.

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  5. Alex J. CavanaughSeptember 23, 2014 at 10:31 AM

    Sad when a relationship goes awry like that...

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  6. Optimistic ExistentialistSeptember 23, 2014 at 11:26 AM

    I have faith that her broken heart will heal...time is a medicine that has been proven to work throughout history...

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  7. JimSeptember 23, 2014 at 11:50 AM

    Nicely told, Hank. Been there, had that done to me. But "life goes on."
    ..

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  8. MargaretSeptember 23, 2014 at 4:17 PM

    "to be belittled"… that is what went wrong. Better off being alone IMO.

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  9. steveroniSeptember 23, 2014 at 9:30 PM

    WHO has not been in that horrible limbo, trying to piece together, "what went wrong?" If anyone so undefiled--then they have not yet lived. You pinned me right in that spot with this work.

    (Deep down, did not we "know" what went wrong?)

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  10. Balqis DBJSeptember 24, 2014 at 2:03 AM

    Sad...but that's part of life.

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  11. AnonymousSeptember 24, 2014 at 3:05 AM

    Many things and people can break a heart.....I speak from experience.
    Excellently written Hank.

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  12. PirateGunnSeptember 24, 2014 at 11:57 AM

    Sincere goodness in your questions.

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  13. AnonymousSeptember 24, 2014 at 10:14 PM

    Very sad...sometime or the other in life,everybody asks this question to themselves-What went wrong?

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  14. Bastet's Waka LibrarySeptember 25, 2014 at 12:59 AM

    It's always so sad when a love story ends and one wonders .. what went wrong ... who knows maybe nothing went wrong it was just karma ... this was an excellent poem Hank.

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  15. Silent Otto September 25, 2014 at 5:25 PM

    The answer must lie somewhere in the waters ....

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  16. Bekkie SanchezSeptember 26, 2014 at 9:28 AM

    Loved your take on the image! Leaves me wondering at the end.

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