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Crime scene Pantoum

Calling all poetry lovers!! Dark, revengeful… I’ve said enough.

By Caitlin CharltonPublished 2 years ago • 1 min read
Crime scene Pantoum
Photo by Hong Nguyen on Unsplash

He pulled me apart from my broken mind

My body became a crime scene, and I took flight

I signalled for help, but you were blind

You chose me as your flower while you were blight

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My body became a crime scene, and I took flight

You went into her bed, I died

You chose me as your flower while you were blight

You crave freedom, access denied

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You went into her bed, I died

My heart grew colder than the snow

You crave freedom, access denied

I have secrets that you don’t know

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My heart grew colder than the snow

Now you will never be enough

I have secrets that you don’t know

I won’t be there when times are rough

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My heart grew colder than the snow

I don’t check your phone anymore

I won’t be there when times are rough

No longer home, a caracore

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The good in me is not in them

But now you’ve lost more than a gem

You wanted them, as broken stem

And now you see them as like phlegm

A/N Thank you so much for reading ♥️🤗🙏🏽

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About the Creator

Caitlin Charlton

Writer first. Close reader and self‑taught critic shaping eloquence.

A survivor reclaiming her territory.

I write dark fiction and poetry through symbol, shadow, and fracture.

Always sharpening the craft. ✏️🔥👠

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    Written by Caitlin Charlton