Roses are black, but the blood is red
Just like the bullet in your head.
My dearest Angel, I loved you so
But you betrayed me, so I let you go.
You lied, you cheated, and caused me pain
Convinced that it was in Love's sweet name.
And on this dark night, St. Valentine's Day
The demons are here to take you away
To eat you, rape you, to your soul's very core
And to watch you call out to me, crying "no more!"
But it's too late now, love. You promised yourself
To the ends of the Earth, but to somebody else
There is no one here to hear you cry,
to give you your final rites as you die.
For on that night, your heinous deed remembered
only by she whom you swore to love forever.
I've had enough of this, so I grab the gun
And hold it to the heart of whom I thought was the One.
Because you had to lie, but now it's too late.
To run from me, to escape your fate.
You cry. You know there's nothing to save
And now, my love, I shall put you in your grave.
The shots ring out, your screams pierce the night
You lie still before me, such a pretty sight.
Blood stains the walls, your face, and your hair.
But you know, like I do, that there is no one there.
Just you and I, love. The way it should be
On this bloody Fourteenth of February.
I kiss your cheek, so lifeless and cold
And the end of your story, my love, is now told:
Roses are red, and violets are blue.
The flowers are dead, and so are you.
Author notes
'Emotion~Overrated~Underappreciated~Overwhelming'
The classic "Roses Are Red" love poem, but with a dark, morbid twist.
I HATE VALENTINE'S DAY!
Enjoy the sadistic delights, my darlings!
In a list
A contest entry
- I Hate Valentines Day by malevolent.
1750 points, ended February 14, 2008, 21 entries
Silver trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - Oh Dear Damned Valentine[[No Longer a V-Day Contest]] by as.phy.xi.ate..
450 points, ended March 10, 2008, 13 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
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Exceptional! I love your simple rhyme - yet it is so powerful and raw that the air is knocked right outta me! Amazing... what a write, I tell ya. Great [dark] Valentine's Day poem!
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Thanks for entering my Valentine's Day contest, and good luck!
M a r l u x i a
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kiss your cheek, so lifeless and cold
And the end of your story, my love, is now told:
Roses are red, and violets are blue.
The flowers are dead, and so are you.
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Thats Awesome lol Good Lines
Awesome write Good Luck! -
Holy Crap
ohhhhhhhhh wow sis, i luv this.. it's so dark and evil.
Sister Grimm
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Mmmm....
Wow. Don't know if I should be writing a comment. You seem...rather upset.
Wow, you really are good expressing emotions.
Great job.
All the best, as always. I loved writing mine for this contest, and I have a feeling that you did, too. -
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Haha, this is an old poem, from when I was mad enough to kill
But I'm more than over it, trust me 
Thanks for your comment
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Oh, any time.
I'm glad you're over that time of your life, but at least you got good poetry out of it. -
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Oh, did I ever
Thanks again
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I love rhyme and you did great on this! I smiled through the whole thing!
Simple worded with a great impact! Excellent job and thank you for submitting!
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oh wow, very nice. I'm sorry I didn't allow pre-writes because you would have just won the gold, but if I would have then I would have had a ton of stuff that didn't fit. Sorry. Still Great job I'm in love with this one.
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this was a great write and i can relate to feeling betrayed..getting lied to and cheated on as well..your words were strong and powerful keep rwwitting your very talented
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Oooooooooo. I love this poem. It has definatly got your hate in it. I loved the flow and the rhythm of this piece. The wording is twistedly beautiful. Great job with this. Good luck in the contest.
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Anti-Valentine!!!
Nice! This is exactly what I was looking for in my contest! Although I did say 'no roses are red stuff', this poem used those lines, and turned them around.
I really loved the lines:
"Blood stains the walls, your face, and your hair.
But you know, like I do, that there is no one there.
Just you and I, love. The way it should be
On this bloody Fourteenth of February.
I kiss your cheek, so lifeless and cold
And the end of your story, my love, is now told:
Roses are red, and violets are blue.
The flowers are dead, and so are you."
Keep up the good work, and good luck in my contest!
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Valentine's Day Sucks!
Awesome write! I also hate Valentine's Day, mostly because of its tacky symbolism for love. This poem kind of made me smile, not because it was funny, but because I remember feeling the same way about someone... wanting to rip them limb from limb.. haha.. yep and I hope you win that contest!
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wow.. this is a very intense poem.... I love the way it was written and how it makes u feel like ur actually there.. This reminds me of a short poem I wrote and i love the way u put this all down in such a lovely but scary type of poem.. I too have felt that way but I never did anything about it and I am finally happy... continue the great writes..
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I loved your poem! Very evil and excellent!
Anti Valentine people - such as ourselves - ROCK!
I really enjoyed reading this, and I like your choice of words. And your rhyme was very good.
Keep on writing and good luck in the contest. Thank you for commenting and applauding my anti-love poem
Nooni
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Beautifully Sad
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a very morbid poem indeed, it made me shiver, i love the last stanza. great rhymescheme, and a great twist on the idea of valentines day. congrats on a great piece
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nice and cheerful imagery for valentine's day. a good piece. i wish that you have good luck in this contest you have entered. spill ink and twist me into the crazy shape of love...
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Powerful!
Wow I really love this poem!! I love the whole darkness you've incorporated into it. I love the last stanza, it wraps everything up very well. This is a very vivid poem and stands out. You're a very talented poet and I look forward to reading more of your work.
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