Last dance.(Sonnet #1)

Smell of betrayal lingers over him,

like rotten tomatoes in my torn shoe.

The grey pupils of his eyes screams a tale ,

a tale of deception and crime , grey and pale.

Petals of lotus , lizard’s tail , owl’s blood.

I cast my spell , they avalanches like flood.

I trace his grey freckles and hold him close,

our bodies interwined like bud of rose.

We dance our last dance like withering leaves,

I plant a kiss on his grave lips and grieve,

trees die , sea burns and he metamorphose ,

sky turns purple and toad hops in grey smoke,

he croaks “witch witch” and jumps into a trench,

I am a witch who quenched her revenge.

~Mayuri Srivastava~

Recently I read a book called “Gone girl” and then I came across Collen chesebro’s tuesday prompt and the idea of writing this poem called Last Dance popped in my head. This poem is about betrayal , magic , witchcraft and a girl’s revenge.

I have crafted this poem using a form called Sonnet they are usually written about romantic love but I have written it about betrayal and revenge. It is for the first time that I wrote one I don’t know if it’s correct or if there are mistakes , you can give me your review I will try to improve.

Sonnet originated in Italy it is a 14 line poem with a variable rhyme scheme and each line contains 10 syllables.

Click on the link below to know about Collen Chesebro’s tuesday prompt. Thanks for the prompt.

https://wordcraftpoetry.com/2022/07/19/tankatuesday-poetry-challenge-no-281-7-19-22-ekphrastic-photoprompt/

Thank you for reading.

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