Cast a Broken Spell ..

Pearls

I cast my pearls

Fresh from the shimmering shell

But you were too busy with the trough to notice

I cast a clean net

Wide open into the ocean so blue

But you preferred the warmer flesh of this earth

I cast a pebble

To skim the surface of stilled waters

But it swiftly sank in the curling of winter waves

I cast alabaster

To maintain posterity’s appearance

But you chipped striking character with impunity

I cast a shadow

Across the face of deeper thoughts

But the sunlight dimmed behind clouds of doubt

 

I cast a glance

In the general direction of your eye

But you were still winking at those fallen angels

 

I cast sweet fruit

Vine-ripened and filled with nectar

But you were drunk on power and selfish greed
 

I cast aspersions

To awaken you from heartless pride

But you wanted only to deny this very existence

 

I cast you aside

To preserve a measure of my dignity

 

 

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