Valentine Goosebumps
Ting ting, ting
Twinkling
and blinking
to the valentine alarm bells,
feet tweaking
and twisting to the tunes,
he stepped in to
the valentine boutique…
‘Halloween on Valentines’ it read.
anorexic skeleton
Clad in a rosy gown,
Welcomed him
With an arousing smile
“buy a diamond for your love’ she said
Just as she said it,
diamonds, necklaces, rings
and jewelries animated
and rejuvenated,
dancing and screeching
rushed in and laid
themselves around
glassy center and demanded..
“Rings are all genuine silver
would you like to buy sir?
Please do sir,
It could sunk your pocket
to the hilt,
will rivet your darling’s heart
in a whirl-pooling blitz
or else diamonds we have
precious and audacious
they are,
wrap them on
your darling's
crystallized cleavage,
her leverage will fall
and she will fall
for your extravagant heart..”
Still sir,
if you cannot afford
settle for an imitation pearl
she might yet like it
or else she will
strangle your
wretched arse”
Demented and haunted,
trapped in a dilemma
looked at his pocket
and he contemplated,
helpless with a wretched look
he retreated,
As he retreated,
the diamonds jolted,
jumped to life and screamed,
“stop you, pitiful fool,buy us or be dead" ...........…
As he
kept numb,
animated with their
dazzling clutches,
the diamonds rushed in
and attacked,
clanged on to his
wretched neck,
and barked...
"buy us or be die," they laughed..
Wrapped in fear,
dumbfounded
he stood...
As he kept numb,
they wrapped themselves
around his frail neck,
tightened and strangled,
till in serene merriment
the last ounce
of his breath
vanished in to jovial Valentine Oblivion.
Shashendra Amalshan Copyrights 2012
an extremely readable and memorable poem this Valentine season in your signature dark lines, Shan...Karin Anderson brings us all back to reality, and from a poet like you, a red rose, some chocolates (how about laddu? is that popular in Sri Lanka? or what's the Sri Lankan/Singhalese equivalent?) and a poem of love should suffice to win her heart...enjoyed the poem, Shan
A riveting read with many ingenious images to enjoy e.g. "Halloween on Valentines" and I too think Valentine can be an overkill of excessive retail spending and the diamond attack is something so very original. I love "crystallized cleavage, her leverage will fall" (lol) and I think a red rose and chocolates would be far more appropriate than a diamond for Valentine's Day as a diamond ring is usually given on the engagement of the couple. It is certainly a goosebump of a read!
Very creative and fun. I'm beginning to feel choked too by Valentine's Day quickly approaching. It's a holiday where a poor man is bound to feel stresses that a rich man is pardoned from. We're doomed and our girls are bound to be disappointed. ; (
Scary yet inviting - makes readers want to know more of this Valentine goosebumpy story -- good work Shan.
Dark theme on Valentine at its imaginable best...nice flow, Shan...your poem provides absorbing read
What a splendid romp for a Valentino prezzy what a shame for the poor kid strangled by diamonds, what a rich death and smiling pleasure you give with your inimitable style...Been off for a while tending to my love who broke her wrist ...regards
owww,what an expensive love affair...