SAM TUMBLIN

LOVE’S DAGGER
By Sam Tumblin

You say you love me,
Yet I see a dagger in your hand.
Perhaps this is our destiny,
Stranded upon our own lonely land.

Standing eye to eye,
Neither willing to turn away.
Beneath the silence lies
A wound awaiting its day.

Forevermore the tears we cry,
Falling like rain through endless night.
Love and pain walk side by side,
Locked within the same dark light.

You say you love me,
And perhaps your words are true.
Yet every kiss bears a sharpened edge,
Cutting deeper than it should do.

Still we remain,
Bound by passion, bound by strife.
Seeking endless bliss together,
Living love’s dagger life.