Only You Poem by Diana van den Berg

Only You



No matter how deep the salted wound,
mostly I can paint my heart naked
in its blood-colours for you,
but not for others,
especially those
who wish me gone
and who rejoice
in my pain and defeat
when you and I
are no longer one.

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(3 February 2012)
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Diana van den Berg

Diana van den Berg

Durban, South Africa
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