Your eyes can’t bear to catch another’s
For they remind you of a bird so free
Living death, tight-lipped
But your eyes dare to rest on me
It is I who hides from sunshine
And shares the love you feel
I who chose to dance on knives
I know your pain is real
Withdrawn from the rest of the world
Yet I see the scars on your skin
It is I who showers in midnight rain
You dare to let me in
You let me watch your troubled eyes
As thunder tears your ocean apart
I watch the crumbling frozen rock
Knowing it is your heart
I watch the star-bleached limbs
And your continuous screams
I watch you gazing seaward
As waves wash away your dreams
Your arms behold battle wounds
White angel wings, graffiti scars
Your straining wings are longing
For an earth beyond the stars
But your heart punctured with anger
And red eyes, is a sorry victim
I see you willing to stretch your wings
Yet you’re chained to this addiction
With that silver knife in your hand
I know what you still love to do
~ You cut to feel each drop of life ~
~ ~ And I cut to feel that too ~ ~
DancingRed. 310506
Author notes
Another depressing one, I know. But a lot went into this. All comments appreciated.
Written June 1st, 2006
In a list
A contest entry
- Trophy Pick Up 2 by Frodofan.
300 points, ended September 6, 2006, 2 entries
Gold trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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i read this again and again, trying for the life of me, to work out what made it so rythmatic (is that even a word? I don't know how to spell)
you say alot went into this, but you didn't really have to say that. The clarity of the despair comes through easily in each and every line. It sounds like concern, although i agree with frodofan, it also sounds like a dark love.
I still can't, but it doesn't matter, it's brilliant anyways. I say this to any of your poems, great write, and a (belated) congrats on the gold.
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Thank you lots and lots
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wow i love this one i felt as if i was drawn into it..well done
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Thank you for all your beautiful comments!
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Wow, this is like a dark love. But it is so beautifully done.... I am very awed and impressed. Thanks for entering.
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Thanks for the comment and applause
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Wow that was amazing
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whoa! you start with a big bang! move on continue to build it up with a spectacular ending i must admit.. i love the form and the flow of the poem..its very captivating indeed..with deep thoughts and feelings in it..really brillantly penned.. worthy of an applause..
much love,
-manasvi
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Those lines you mentioned are my favourites
And apart from the great poetry you post around here, I can tell you're a poet for the beautiful ways you describe things. My dear friend - thank you!
Endless love,
DancingRed.
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What a powerful poem - the ending was striking and the way you emphasised it was so terribly effective, it left me reeling. I loved "White angel wings, graffiti scars" and "Your heart punctured with anger". Each line is spilling with emotion. It's one of those poems that you read and then just have to sit and think about it for a while. To process it all, to take it all in, to soak up the feelings as they drip from the page.
~crimsonfury
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