Love's Vendetta.

Firstly the title, justifies the poem. I love the word "Vendetta".

It's as if love has a vendetta
to tie barbed wire around an eager heart
only to wickedly linger and gaze in delight
as dreams are flung avidly in no clear direction.

^ The author in this stanza, mentions about love, as if it displays the characteristics of possessing "Vendetta", which is a destructive feud. And that love has figuratively barb wired an eager/intense heart which then is left with no choice but to linger or stay for an extended period of time, and watch/gaze while dreams are hurled forcefully in a blind manner, in any direction.

I find the first line itself to be the core of this poem.

Her lips stained with a vapid voice
and a tongue thriving to form
the plot of a tattered tale
with love as the villain.

^ The stanza suggests that the author here has incorporated a female character around which the plot revolves.

The first line indicates as though, the female character wishes to offer words to channel her pain/trauma, but none are strong enough.

Or it could mean that, she wishes to vent the pain but the words cannot travel any longer then her lips, for those words contain depth, yet they hold no value. Thus the voice is vapid.

The character wishes to narrate the tale, old and torn, but her tongue fails to form the words as they eventually will be of no value or will not be deemed worthy of being heard. Where love obviously is the villain.

She floats to slumber with a sigh,
forever branded with this curse.

^ The character proceeds to hibernate/sleep/nap with an sigh, which is a long, deep audible breath, out of sadness and pain. Forever labeled/marked with a curse.

Very well written. The poem is very creative, plus the way you have weaved the words, makes it a delight.

I love it reminded me of this girl in a book i red addicted to dragon venom she was quick to love and trust only to be hurt so quickly i hope this poem is about feelings exxagerbated but either way nice work

It's been a long time since I read your work.
This was really heart wrenching and sad. But done with perfection
Great write

I love this :) And I also loooove the 'tattered tale'. I've been saying that over and over, it's stuck in my head like my favorite song ;)

Wow great poem I loved it and wonderfully written and worded and fantastically done :) 5/5