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The Angel With Sapphire Tears

User Profile: azurePond
azurePond December 6th

The Angel With Sapphire Tears


She would cry—
Cry at me,
Like sapphires spilling from a broken necklace,
Each tear,
Clattering against marble floors.

She would cry,
Saying I caged her
And cut off her angel wings,
That she was cursed with me,
Her fingers, jewelled and cold,
Closing around my wrist,
Pressing down like the weight of her mind
Until I felt the burn of velvet ropes
Tightening me,
In suffocating softness.

Her tears fell like liquid gems,
Staining the high-thread-count linens
Fraying at the edges,
Drenching me
With the scent of maternal love gone rancid,
Drowning me in the overripe perfume
Of her hatred–
“You should have died that day.”

Other times,
Her indifference was like the winter chill,
Her eyes cold and still,
But when she looked at me,
Those eyes were like scorching summer,
Hard and unforgiving,
Each tear a flawless crystal,
Glinting in the light
As they carved into my soul—
A silent condemnation,
Each bearing the weight of a thousand lashes
Upon my back.
Maybe I should have died that day.

Now, I cannot cry–
Even when I try
To check if I inherited her sapphire tears too
But I don't remember how to cry anymore,
Though, I remember her tears—
Each one, a drop of precious blue
As she crushed me
Beneath the weight of her fluffy pillows.


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User Profile: NewbWanderer
NewbWanderer December 6th

@azurePond
Ripples,

On the speaker’s behalf, I sense a deep undercurrent of maternal figure blame, emotional manipulation, and the heavy weight of internalized guilt.

Yet, what stands out most to me is the speaker’s strength and determination: their ability to confront and realize the truth of what they feel and what they’ve been put through. It is no small feat to recognize the angel, the maternal figure, as human - flawed, fragile, and burdened by her own shortcomings.

With appreciation,
A fellow wanderer...

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User Profile: azurePond
azurePond OP December 8th

@NewbWanderer Thank you fellow wanderer!

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User Profile: BlueDarkAurora
BlueDarkAurora December 7th

@azurePond I hope you're okay<3 :)

It's haunting and heartbreaking to hear those words from someone who should have been the epitome of love.

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azurePond OP December 8th

@BlueDarkAurora Thank you BlueDarkAurora for your compassionate words <3

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BlueDarkAurora December 8th

@azurePond ^^

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User Profile: wIthpeACE
wIthpeACE December 7th

@azurePond

A fable of sorts, an entwining tale...of misery, manipulation and silent suffering; of resistance and futile hope and internal struggle! The emotions come out so clear!! Another masterpiece, Azure!

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User Profile: azurePond
azurePond OP December 8th

@wIthpeACE Thank you withpeACE.... I missed your comments and once again, welcome back!

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wIthpeACE December 8th

@azurePond

Ahhh..THANKS!! i am back..yes! 

p.s. sorry for disappearing!!✮⋆˙

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User Profile: calmMango9611
calmMango9611 December 7th

@azurePond Nicely written.

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azurePond OP December 8th

@calmMango9611 Thank you calmMango!

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