April is National Poetry Month! I wrote this poem in college, and while it doesn't have the cheeriest of themes, it does make me nostalgic for the time and place in which it was written:
Red star, heart-shaped
Hangs from my ceiling and catches the light
Color of blood, essence of passion
A treasure to me and a symbol of love
Is dull to the touch, no trace of warmth
Tears at the surface and infects within
If was eaten, would make me ill
But shimmers and evokes hunger still
Facets sparkle, magic was there
Disappointment hangs now and blackens the night
Faux star, sky my ceiling
Glow bright once more and restore the firmament.
"Illusion of Heaven," copyright 2026 Amelia Cotter (most recently published in Illinois State Poetry Society Member Poems, 2024)
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