Secret, Savage Garden by Linda M. Crate

the secret garden
of my heart
won't open for just anyone
there are roses and there are thorns
should you trespass 
there again
you will only know of my fury and my thorns
that will cut you into ribbons of 
silence
i loved you
a part of me loves you still,
but i know better than to trust a silver tongued devil
who speaks of heaven when he's everything of hell;
you splintered me with your nightmares once
it's my turn to return the favor
an imagination like mine is bound to have more monsters
than you could ever dream of
you may be paranormal, werewolf,
but i am a vampire that won't burn even under fire
so go ahead and wrap your head around that if my flowers don't
choke you first.







Linda M. Crate's poetry, short stories, articles, and reviews have appeared in numerous anthologies and magazines both online and in print. She has five published chapbooks the latest of which came out in January 2018: Splintered By Terror (Scars Publications).