An Oath To My Love

Contest requirements:
AVERAGE LEVEL -- Word or Picture Prompts Gray Prompt
The following words must be in your piece.
Please put them in bold or in a different color!
Death
Madness
Security
Growth
Comfort


POEM: must have 10 syllables per line (Line Limit: 30 lines)
STORY: up to 1010 words.


Finding comfort in the midst of sadness
May just be the apex of my madness
Death visited here; took one I held dear.
I seek solace to fill me with gladness.

My refuge in spite of all of this mess
Is a false security, I confess--
A tumor whose growth, and presence I loath.
The reality is I am depressed.

I miss you and the sweet light of your smile;
Your caresses and your soft loving style;
The touch of your lips; the curve of your hips.
You held me closely and kept me beguiled.

Oh, my darling, I'll soon follow you there
To that dark place where I’ll cease to despair.
For I can't go on without you alone.
I will be joining you soon, this I swear.


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