The Shores of Time

POEM // sweet like cherry pie  

He let me go,

easily.

  softly.

The way a flower dies.

               - Elle Daviau

This debut book by author Elle Daviau is a collection of impassioned poetry. Daviau's poetry strays on the dark side of love but never lingers there for too long. Her work is intricately laced with both courage and hope in the quest for true love. Daviau's work reflects the inner angst of love which can sometimes be withered by the finality of youth, time, and loss.

                                 You're attracted to the poison...

                                                          that kills you.

                                                  ~Elle Daviau

The Shores of Time

The loves we experience 

time and time again

how they crash and retreat

with the tide of emotions that run 

through us-

bobbing and weaving under the depths, 

sometimes leaving marks 

and slashes

as the bad ones inevitably roll in. 

They'll kiss us with sweet lips, 

laced with poison 

meant to deceive us 

and dilute our minds in false promise. 

They lure us in 

to capture our hearts 

on the tides 

of the shores of time.

And this is what they did to me.

The shores of time live deep in all of us. 

 If you look closely,

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