He loves me! He loves me not!

a poem by Joy

He loves me
He loves me not
He loves me
He loves me not
Quivering lips mutter
As cruel hands tear
Petal after petal
The flower bed
Lies stripped of blooms
Soft defenseless soldiers
Lie heaped, limbs asunder
Martyrs to a lost cause
Buried under leaden weight
Of a heart heavy
With the truth
Of a love long lost
The heart knows
But refuses to believe
Eyes spot another
Bed of helpless daisies
Brutal fingers reach out
Mechanically rip
Soft petal after petal
Lips hypnotically mouth
He loves me
He loves me not
He loves me
He loves!!