Marks Of Love Poem by Callie Carroll

You want to be marked for each other.
Searching for the perfect stain
to show your love and devotion.
Winged hearts, chained hearts, pierced hearts,
butterfly in heart of glass.

At my lonely table
I swallow coffee and my unspoken plea.
Don't. You will have it all.
The hearts, the wings, the flowers.
Yes, the chains, arrows, and thorns too.

They will come to you unbidden,
the scars insoluble and permanent.