I Write - Decade Edition - Roaring 20's

Painted Illusions

Cupid - your bow is tainted. Dipped in venom - dark and forlorn.
You've opened a chasm....One of broken dreams.
Gone off to leave the two thinking all is bliss and sweetness.

But this Love only smiles sweetly
It covers a wounded heart
One that will strike out like a viper
And take down all that once seemed... truly perfect.

The woman wants to save - to lift the man up beyond his vile beginnings,
But she does not realize that ugliness is a stain that cannot be washed away.

In time, it will drag her down into the mire
Push her under, try to break her will, and bury her alive.

You, Cupid, have spread this toxicity.
You have spread the illusion of love - painting a glorified picture
A picture that now peels and frays at the edges.

This love you conjured only knows how to use and abuse;
It only knows how to destroy;
It only knows how to take the façade and tarnish it
Pulling what appears lovely into decay and darkness
Damning both woman and man to the flames of hell
And a life in purgatory.


Lines = 20.
Word Count = 191.
Prompt: Domestic Violence Awareness Month

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Conjured Heartbreak

Conjured Heartbreak  (18+) Cupid Slam Poetry... the dark side of 'love'. #2243965 by 💙 Carly - aka Joan Watson

I have taken the original 37 lines and gotten them down to 20 for this contest.
I will rename it as well... Painted Illusions