Suffocation after death
And still the poet finds no rest.
The obsession runs far too deep,
For prying eyes who steal his sleep.
Paralysed, vandalised,
A ravished gravestone verifies.
The non believers heavily tread
And rape the earth of the hero's bed.
Midnight vigils and candle wax,
Graffiti throws the saddening facts.
That even here in Pere Lachaise,
His spirit finds no resting place.
Never the less it's still surprising
For those who worship Mr Mojorisin,
Continue to place flowers by his head,
And Refuse to believe the lizard king is dead.
Author notes
Written September 8th, 2005
In a list
A contest entry
- Rock On. Music Is What Drives Us. by PolkaDot.
600 points, ended October 8, 2007, 17 entries
Gold trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - First AP Contest - Please show me your talent! by Zenda-Lokki.
450 points, ended February 9, 2008, 7 entries
Silver trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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the lizard king lives
my favourite song of the doors is people are strange so the title jumped out at me. I would like to visit his grave site one day. I like the mentions about the graffiti and stuff there I think its so disrespectful to graffiti anyones grave, I think he was an artist and should be respected for his poetry not his problems or how he dealt with his demons. -
Great Write
I think the dead should remain sleeping. Jim Morrison was a great artist he had lots of demons to denounce yet people who are huge fans make there way to his grave and try to steal a momento to remember there pilgrimage. We should go to his grave to say prayers and sing praise for his creativity. So let the lizard king sleep he's tired
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Thank you very much for taking the time to read my work...cheers for the applause too.
Shaz xx
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WOW!!!
What an excellent piece of work. Absolutely perfect. Well almost. Only two little things I found that need correction. The line..."the none believers" should be "the non believers". And in the last line I think the word 'too' should be 'to'. Other than that,(and I apologize for it. It is so incidental.), it is perfect. Keep up the GOOD work.
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My oh my lol.. you are absolutely right, this work has been in so many contests and no one has pointed those mistakes out...so I thank you dearly. Thank you very much for your very kind comments and for taking the time to read my work.
Shaz xx
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Love It!
It's very accurate about what goes on at his resting place, though I've never been there (what I've read). It's what I would write if I could rhyme... -
Wow. This is wonderful. I really like the descriptions, and these lines are amazing. I am in awe of your wonderful talent.... This really holds some emotion for me, of course loving Jim Morrison... It really... Is great
"Never the less it's still surprising
For those who worship Mr Mojorisin,
Continue to place flowers by his head,
And Refuse too believe the lizard king is dead."
The flow and passion in those lines, just... astound me.
~Amazing....
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Cheers very much! glad you liked it and thanks so much for your lovely comments.
Shaz xx
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Congrats to you on the silver..well deserved
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It seems our poems keep meeting against each other, everytime someone holds a contest and Jim Morrison is an option....well, good luck again.
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WOW!!
Simply marvellous!! Such a fitting tribute to the one and only Lizard King.
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Brilliant
Love, Love, Love JM! Thanks for writing this!Great use of rhyme, not too obvious!
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Thank you very much for your lovely comments, I'm a big Jim Morrison fan and just an old hippy
Shaz xx
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Not a fan of the man as such, but this piece truly captures the essence of what has happened in the intervening years since his death. It has a good sense of exasperation but also appreciation and wonder at the end.
Good write and congrats on gold.
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Just won my heart
Ohhh finalist....
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Oh how wonderful that tribute was!!! Jim has been my fantasy since I was old enough to know what a man was! His words touched me so very deeply. His freedom...his refusal to be pegged...his spirit still roams free! Mr.Mojorisin...the Lizard King...Jim Morrison...what more can I say!
Love,
Azlyn
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lol Thank you, I thought you would like that one!
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Great, great, great! Let his spirit stay with us! The lizard king and all the feelings he cave to us! I really like what you have done here. And you have a great flow in the piece too!!
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Absolutely Amazing
I love this poem! Its amazing in so many ways. An its true, Jim will never really rest. But I think he may have wanted that way, you know just people going crazy at his grave. This is my favorite poem so far in this contest!
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Thank you very much, and I'm pleased you enjoyed my work.
Shaz xx
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Extremely good write. I for one do believe that somewhere Jim continues to live on. An excape from the life that he left here in the US is what he was looking for and by moving to France and staging his death he was able to get rid of the authorities that were looking for him here in the U.S. You have a great way of expressing yourself.
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this is very good, indeed, the spirit lives on, Jim is unstoppable..if I may?, in this line...."Paralysed, vandalised"
I think the proper spelling is paralyzed, vandalized....but who really cares? the point is driven home by your words...
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Wow .. Shaz Im going to have to try and give you some topics and see what you can do with them, I can only imagine that your muse constantly challenges you for the different topics that pour out of you are just amazing ..... You, are such a talented writer! *almost gets jealous*
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I didn't think that I had time to read this as I have to go, but I just had to.
I loved the the line "...Prying eyes that steal his sleep"
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It's like a blizzard with some purple shining threw in here but that's aside from the point. I'm a bit of a Morrison fan myself but not too much. Still, it is remarkable the flocks that go to his grave to this day. Not sure I'd make the journey myself, rather just listen to peace frog. Thanks for the entry, take care and God bless.
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I was in Frisco recently and his name is written in grafitti everywhere; and poems in his honor are posted on posts all around.. funny what people do when theyre obsessed. o-O
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Jim Morrison, was brilliant. And as for this poem. It was fantastic to, very enjoyable read, thanks for entering my contest.
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So, you wouldn't want to be buried there?
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unusual subject but it makes you think, and you are right, it is kinda disrespectful even though they are worshipping him. Im sure JM doesnt mind, he knows people are strange after all.
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Well done. it has all the elements of a remmebered poem...
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This has great flow and a great story line to it. I really enjoyed this read. Thank you for sharing.
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glad you enjoyed it--and thanks for the encouragement! mojo xx
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Nice work. Great description and well rhymed. Keep up the good work.
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Great write! I really enjoyed reading this poem. The rhyming and description was great! NIce work.
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Very good rhyming in this peice about a charachter well known. As with the theme of the contest is so nice to read something that is just visual and creative. You really did a nice job at that.
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pthhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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