POISON
Her body writhed and then it froze
The mug lie broken near her hand
He placed on her a single rose
He brushed away a curly strand
Her eye stared blankly up at him
The mug lie broken near her hand
He hummed his favorite Christian hymn
With garden shears, took back her ring
Her eye stared blankly up at him
Remembering romantic spring
Before the neighbor stole her heart
With garden shears, took back her ring
They’d ridden in a horse-drawn cart
She’d ride on rippling shores no more
Because the neighbor stole her heart
A darkness crept along the floor
Her body writhed and then it froze
She’d ride on rippling shores no more
He placed on her a single rose
© All Rights Reserved Caroline Adele O’Brien
Kintsugi Poets Society 
Very chilling, and dark, just wonderful.
Thank you, Anita! So glad you liked it 🙂