poisoned by love
healing slowly as I traverse the path of the broken hearted…..
A special thanks to Dale Crum for the inspiration and the title….
stock credit:
MJRANUM for the wrestlers,
and faestock for the beach scene
“Poison –BY—Love”
BY: Dale Crum
Betrayal… the blackest of black… and vilest of vile
When love abscesses… and festers a while
Blood smeared grins… unseen in the night
Sinking mud up to chins… embedding our plight
Wings snapping to pieces… and feathers on fire
Believing we trusted… false waters grew higher
Foaming up putrid lies… blinding our eyes
Curved fraudulent fangs… piercing our thighs
Bleeding our soul… of the poisons of love
Lest ye never again… know the cooing of doves
For the fruit of the evil… putrefies all the rest
Forced holding of cards… all too close to the chest
Now therein lies the rub… Oh to trust once again
Of black flapping wings… wrenching back weary chins
Then how shall we conquer… this fear of the fire
When a stirring is heard… of wet embers desire?
If we no longer venture… toward the warmth of heat
For dread of the burning… of betrayal’s repeat
Then do they win… those who ripped out our hearts
And keep us from feeling… romantic knew starts
How could we allow… them to steal more our joy
When we are no longer their… whimpering toy
So rise up from the muck… and wash off the mire
May our cooperative venture… new lovers inspire!
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StarKatz
Far Out this is Brilliant! I wouldn’t expect anything short of incredible work from you navybrat.. this is OUTSTANDING ART!!!!!!
navybrat replied
thank you so much hun!
Shelly Hiebert
Wow….very powerful and moving and incredible work! Fantastic!
navybrat replied
thanks shelly!
Isa Rodriguez
brilliant and beautiful .
WJPhotography
Fantastic work
Jeff Clark
Are you kidding me? AWESOME!
mhkantor
simply amazing. wow!
dawndavies
incredible art, dawnx
linifer
So powerful!.... AWESOME!!!
Squealia
Superb work, so glad you are back!
HelmD
In touch with a dark pain that lingers and burns inside!!! NICE comp and very strong!
kreesor
Very powerful and brilliant work Jotham!! :)
RavenSoul
I am speechless, and that doesnt happen often.
red addiction
Your work always gives me chills!!! You are incredible!
DanaMS
Great job Jotham. I’m glad that at least you are healing…
Lois Bryan
WOW!!! Sooooo powerful … sooooo much raw emotion!!!!!!!!! Goosebumps!!!!!!!
ElRobbo
A spectacular image, Jotham!
The mood and atmosphere in this is unmistakeably anguish!
A classic piece!
Heather Rivet...
omg this is outrageously amazing wow
navybrat
MyheART
fabulous:)
BleuRaven
omg there seems to be so much pain in this image !!
enjoyed to read your commentary and credits. Wonderful collaboration and fantastic art work !!
Sensiworld
Very powerful work !
jacqleen
Hunting, Stunning, Powerful, and Elegant all at the same time!!! WOW! just LOVE it!
Mindy McGregor
Amazing!!!!
karen Bradshaw
awesome xx
Amber Elizabet...
FANTASTIC Jotham hugs to you lil me I been there myself xx please read
when love falls down
hugs your sis
amber xx
Nvision Ink
awesome image!!
mrscarlotta
OMG, this is just sublime work my friend, just brilliant, you are so very talented, xxxxxxxxxxx
helene ruiz
wow…gave me chills…..powerful, very powerful
Danilo Lejardi
Extraordinary! Left me speechless!
atomikboy
Intense!!!....love it, I’d love you to enhance an image of mine sometime.
navybrat replied
sure mate…anytime, just give me a holler!!
* RoyAllenHunt *
Brilliant composition and very well rendered.
Christopher Bi...
this is so intense jothum, like a primal scream , wonderful work
Rosemaree
Brilliant Jotham… I love the feeling of this one… I love the dark wings.
solareclips~Ju...
YEEEOOOWWWWWWWWWZZZZAAAAAAA That’s awesome art!!
clarkey
Very dark and brooding, with very strong emotion in this fantastic image – very well done. Good luck on your journey, it takes time to heal the tears – just don’t let beautiful memories become bitter regrets.
jewelskings
Nicely done NB!
Anji Johnston
Beyond words…
VioDeSign
wow!.....
Carol Berliner
Awesome instant fav!
valzart
Wow!! let it all out sweetheART ;}x happy hippy hugglez
Pat Moore
Awsome!!!!
janeymac
WOW!!! I hope your heart mends soon and getting out the pain in your images is great therapy . big hug ! Jane
Samantha Dean
Wow!!! :-)
LoneAngel
WOW !! .. a very powerful image .. outstanding work
raymondo
WOW…...Yes powerful….....great work Jotham.
ShadowDancer
this is an incredibly intense piece of work… it took me to something deep inside myself.
Ushna Sardar
great work navy!
navybrat replied
thank you so much Ushna!!! hugs!
Rhenastarr
Beautiful brilliant. Congrats on the feature.
Lior Goldenberg
So powerful… excellent work!
Lucindawind
wow ! superb!
DALE CRUM
WONDERFUL PIECE Jotham!
I have been out of town for days but I will write it for this Image… NOW!
Laurie Search
WOW!!! This is just incredible!!!
annacuypers
Incrdible indeed ! Love your work. nice to meet you on bubble.
sendhu
Excellent composition. great mind. Love the way you have portrayed it.
Martin Muir
wonderful work my friend,well done.
liesbeth
powerfull and intense..
Sophie Shapiro
Jotham, this is such a powerful image. You convey so much through this work, a passion you hold…..Oscar Wilde’s words came to mind so I share them with you…...
Sweet, I blame you not, for mine the fault was, had I not been made of common clay
I had climbed the higher heights unclimbed yet, seen the fuller air, the
larger day.
From the wildness of my wasted passion I had struck a better, clearer song,
Lit some lighter light of freer freedom, battled with some Hydra-headed wrong.
Had my lips been smitten into music by the kisses that but made them bleed,
You had walked with Bice and the angels on that verdant and enamelled meed.
I had trod the road which Dante treading saw the suns of seven circles shine,
Ay! perchance had seen the heavens opening, as they opened to the Florentine.
And the mighty nations would have crowned me, who am crownless now and without
name,
And some orient dawn had found me kneeling on the threshold of the House of
Fame.
I had sat within that marble circle where the oldest bard is as the young,
And the pipe is ever dropping honey, and the lyre’s strings are ever strung.
Keats had lifted up his hymeneal curls from out the poppy-seeded wine,
With ambrosial mouth had kissed my forehead, clasped the hand of noble love in
mine.
And at springtide, when the apple-blossoms brush the burnished bosom of the
dove,
Two young lovers lying in an orchard would have read the story of our love;
Would have read the legend of my passion, known the bitter secret of my heart,
Kissed as we have kissed, but never parted as we two are fated now to part.
For the crimson flower of our life is eaten by the cankerworm of truth,
And no hand can gather up the fallen withered petals of the rose of youth.
Yet I am not sorry that I loved you -ah! what else had I a boy to do? -
For the hungry teeth of time devour, and the silent-footed years pursue.
Rudderless, we drift athwart a tempest, and when once the storm of youth is
past,
Without lyre, without lute or chorus, Death the silent pilot comes at last.
And within the grave there is no pleasure, for the blindworm battens on the
root,
And Desire shudders into ashes, and the tree of Passion bears no fruit.
Ah! what else had I to do but love you? God’s own mother was less dear to me,
And less dear the Cytheraean rising like an argent lily from the sea.
I have made my choice, have lived my poems, and, though youth is gone in
wasted days,
I have found the lover’s crown of myrtle better than the poet’s crown of bays.
These times are difficult, painful and sometimes very it’s very hard to distinguish between our feelings of love and hate. I feel and understand your pain! I shall think of you over the next few days and send you Lovingkindness in the only way I know how! Thinking of You
joyousmoon
Heartfelt Image! Congratulations on your feature!
Erhan OZBIYIK
PERFECT Jotham !!! Just PERFECT !!!
Great Hugs To My Friend :)
mfortune
Amazing and beautifully executed! You are a very talented story teller!
whittyart
unbelievably moving—-potent empathy created here!!!
Heather Offord
Powerful piece. I really enjoyed looking through your gallery, what an amazing gift you have! I look forward to seeing more!
Selkie
Whoa.
kimangeline
I’m with Selkie….WHOA…..I’m speechless by this one….
Spraven
This is more than awesome work navybrat!!!that’s allI can say friend!deffinatly a fav!!
Juvenile-A
And one,
Love.
Thank you for comment!
Tamara E
Omg! This is absolutely amazing! Better than amazing! I love it!!
Rob Toombs
Oh my god.. I literally cannot choose an individual piece of your work as a fav.. All your work is simply outstanding my friend.. AWESOME
navybrat replied
much appreciated Rob! THANKS mate!