Cruel Joke Poem by Matt Mondschein

Cruel Joke



Love
Just a cruel joke
One wrought with depression and pain
Though it's a lie that we tell
Over and over again

Within our sight
But just out of reach

We speak of it's joy
A feeling to embrace
Never knowing that one
Just one to many mistakes
Will knock down the home
And the foundation will shake

The warmth, of love, will escape
While the ice cold rain, of reality
Comes rushing in

Inside, crushed dreams
Dead hopes and one broken shattered heart
While outside
The grim reaper of consequence
Dumps one another
And another shovel again

Love
A cruel joke
I should say not
Love
A delicate balancing act
When not done right
Is just cruel

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
corey baker 28 December 2006

Very well put, I thank you for the wonderful poem. 'The grim reaper of consequence', absolute poetry.

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