die happy

love is a sharp blade

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Love is:
a sharp blade
in your gut,
blood pouring
like crimson rain,
but you die happy.

Love destroys, then
remakes you.
Over and
over again.

Sam Ripples is an essayist and novelist living in southern Colorado. She has an interest in words that provide the mind, body, and soul with rejuvenation and hope. You can follow her on Twitter here.

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