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Cold Fuel

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It's a cold fuel

That feeds my ferocity.

 

Lingering and burning just below my skin

And seeping ever deeper, ever cleaner,

Driving and burrowing and softly lulling me to impulse.

 

These last shadows that ripple from the chink of light beneath the door,

These tired wisps of exhalation and tiny shredded balls of moth-eaten deceit

That linger underneath this bed, are ecstasy.

All of them alien and alone and unconfusable.

 

You have left me cold.

An aching cold that burns and catches light within the

screaming hollow of my innards.

An untouchable rage that scalds like ice shards.

There is no heat here. Just empty, cold malice.

 

"Why does your brain not shut off?"

It never sleeps. Not when my eyes are closed, and i am vacant

To this version of reality that something has created.

That is merely another door shut

To a world I can't control and can't abide.

Into one my brain creates. Restless.

Its listing and swooping and snaring itself in the torrent whispers of the world.

Not refreshing, or a rest bite.

My mind cannot distract itself during "sleep" - is that why I avoid it?

Programmed to save myself in this fabricated world

To keep from falling into a real one.

 

Besides at 2am, 3am, 4am the birds are still singing

5am the milkman slips in and out of the road

and 6am the waves overtake me and a few hours of restless, torturous

comatose reality greet me.

The world won't stay still long enough to keep sane,

Or to let me catch my breath.

So I'm running twice as fast

And leaving pieces of me to mark a way back that I will never take,

 

And burning blood to enjoy its sweet metallic stench

 

 

The corners are always amendable.

No matter how fast I sew them up, a split occurs somewhere else.

 

 

My breath is collecting at the closed window.

Open just a crack, and it will swoop and billow out,

Crackling with the static it creates when it catches on the curtains.

The curtains don't go with this room.

There are burn marks on the carpet, and the door is stained with damp

From being trapped beneath the eaves in the attic.

Impaled with the chasse of my baby pram,

Eaten away by mildew and an acrid smelling rust.

 

And my hands are red.

 My skin still pale and itchy

Red ridges burning.

Its like some wicked lullaby

My hair is matted. And lank.

Face drawn.

My body bulging in the wrong places,

And sinking between my ribs and bones.

Malnourish skeleton.

Belching up poison from what I cannot hold down.

My bitterness is blocking out the food.

 

 

Stained sheets, red and white and sticky from decrepit

Acts of lust and sin.

And every thrust built up the pressure, and flooded me

With cold. Cold, damp assurance

That there was nothing sure about this world.

 

 

Liar.

Liar.

And when I catch up with you,

I'm going to slice your limbs and peel your bones

And drink with satisfaction

From your bloated stomach.

And maybe the acid can quench the sores in mine.

 

I watch you sleep in my dreams.

Plucking out hairs and forcing them into your eyes.

Piercing through the cornea and rupturing your pupils.

See what its like now?

Do you never see me in the corner?

Do you never feel the prickle?

 

That's what happens when lies catch up with you.

 

If you had a taste of real torment, you wouldn't last a second.

I'll give you eternity.
And a head start.

 

 

Trickle out some of this terrible, empty hatred.

That hits the air and fizzes 'til I want to scream.

Its still better than feeling nothing.

And the balls of sopping tissue underneath the bed feed the monsters there.

 

The mirror is tilted.

Smashed, and still the faceted reflection cannot hide me, nor show

How many parts to me there are.

 

You didn't lie.

You told me that this wasn't going to go away.

No potential fulfilled.

Just a constant drone of numb, unbearable - nothing.

No control, forever.

 

I am not your liability.

 I am your equal.

Your better.

I embrace this state one minute for its productivity - creativity.

And disown it the next while it destroys me and the short life I've collected,

In scraps and bits and loose ends.

Tied together by a desperate need to show a better face,

And the crippling despair when the strong facade is broken.

[nobody should ever see it]

Anything outside the door is evil and alien.

And I can hear your whispers.

 

Lies about me.

Does it make you feel better?

Look better?

How could anyone possibly see in here.

 

I tasted what you never tasted.

I won when you only lost.

And you hate it.

And that is delicious.

Waking sticky in a pool of your blood,

Licking clean.

 

If you stopped for just one moment.

You'd realise I lose for so many other reasons.

 

Let the sunlight chink in the through the window.

Not refreshed. Not awake.

But back in this world.

 

And slowly burning the fuel.

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  • I still love this poem. Very much

  • Bob Fox
    September 23, 2007

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    Striking out

    A letter penned in a sad & beautiful poem. So young & pretty to know such hurt. But time does heal & life for you is just beginning dear poet


  • MaMa-2-be-Cindy
    September 16, 2007

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    You have left me cold.

    An aching cold that burns and catches light within the

    screaming hollow of my innards.

    An untouchable rage that scalds like ice shards.

    There is no heat here. Just empty, cold malice.
    WoW you are quite gifted with your word choice. Creating such depth and mystery. I was so drawn in, with this one.

    Liar.

    Liar.

    And when I catch up with you,

    I'm going to slice your limbs and peel your bones

    And drink with satisfaction

    From your bloated stomach.

    And maybe the acid can quench the sores in mine.
    Dark enticing words, these were. The picture of your words, so vivid throughout the entire piece.


  • Uniquely-Scarred
    July 19, 2007
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    wow

  • Kaylah.renae
    May 30, 2007
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    sorry i forgetted to put the applaud thingies on here X)


  • Kaylah.renae
    May 30, 2007

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    I LOVE YOUR POEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    it's hott...

    mi names Kaylah should check mine out

    xxcorexx
    xx-Kaylah-x


  • Under The Rainbow
    April 25, 2007
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    Wow!

    This is absolutly brilliant. You're clearly an amazing writer. I love the imagery it creates.
    xxx

  • m o n k i e lover
    April 19, 2007
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    this was very intersting to read


  • PoetBoy2008
    April 17, 2007

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    wow that was how shall i say... interesting, i like the description and the emotion showed in this poem your a very talented writer, keep it up.


  • Wayne Leon Learmond
    April 16, 2007

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    STUNNING WRITING!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    STUNNING WRITING HERE. AMAZING SKILL AND USE OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, YOU HAVE GOT AMAZING TALENT.

    WAYNE


  • MysticAngelEyes
    March 24, 2007

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    Wow what a pic, very chilling, so deep and dark written so nicely very good job. You paint such viivd imagery with your words.


  • legendd
    March 13, 2007
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    brilliant.

    I am not your liability.
    I am your equal.

    brilliant.


    sara.


  • ProjectBLACKROSE
    March 8, 2007
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    heh

    awesome


  • kathy1967
    March 6, 2007

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    SPECTACULAR and double SPECTACULAR!!

    What a SPECTACULAR!! read!!! You are so very talented!! and have the

       unique ability to make the reader feel as though they are right there

         in the moment with you!!I read it three times!!so very profound and

           just absolutely SPECTACULAR!! I am so glad I checked out your

             page I can't wait to read all of your work!! you are so very talented!!

                I loved every single line in this!!  Thank You!!


  • lustfulviolets
    March 3, 2007
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    I see I see this is meant to be. The blood that I drink. Then blood tastes so bitter but oh yet so sweet. I like your poem. I do love vampires. I know what it means to have a dark side for we all have one. Great poem.


  • March 2, 2007
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    I hate it. It's gross


  • animated lies
    March 2, 2007

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    I think I enjoyed the imagery a lot better than the "deep meaning" there supposably is... But, it is a nice bit of work.


  • Genuine Solitaire
    March 2, 2007

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    Screw Horus8

    You amaze me yet again wil macabre, darkly beautiful poetry. Thank you yet again for sharing.

    Kissing


  • DeepxSpirit
    March 2, 2007

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    Powerful

    Well, this is a very powerful piece and I would ignore the rude review that was posted below. The poem seems to dwell into darkness and shed light onto the matter as well. It definitely draws the soul in. I could actually feel the chills move through my body as I read this and I felt like my ribs were going to be sucked in. It was quite an emotional piece which draws from the human complexity of the mind and line between love and hatred. Your words were expressed nicely, at times very bitter but of course that's understandable being the nature of this piece. This piece is a burning fuel of anguish, rage, fear, love and hatred and perhaps an air of regret all mixed in with each other. And the last line "And slowly burning the fuel." is very nice because I see it as the fuel of life and a state of being stagnant towards death, which is torture for the soul, but as you also stated in the poem that fuel that burns in turn fires creativity.

    Blessings,Thom


  • horus8 gold member
    March 2, 2007
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    horus8

    Well, it hardly pierced my soul. Perhaps it pierced some 17 year old's eyebrow in Bentover, Idaho, and now they think they're different and emo. When in reality I've read this same story a million times except it was written by a professional, and it made sense.


    • Heavens Child
      March 23, 2007
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      Well, we would consider your opinion, but it's hard to take someone seriously as a credible poet, when he displays himself in what looks like adult diapers. Put some fucking clothes on will ya?


  • tatteredweave
    March 2, 2007

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    ethereal beauty.

    You know, I often visit that secret place between darkness and the soul. It's rare that another poet takes me there. exquisitely mordid prose ...love it!


  • BluesMermaid
    March 2, 2007

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    waw.. just.. waw

    I couldn't help but to read it in a melodic tone.. this truely was the best thing I read from quite some time now! probably ever even.. the scenario, the cases and the feelings.. so raw and melted into each other, I never mind to read such a beautifully done write - this truely is a piece of art.

    X Marina X


  • Scorpus Noctem
    March 1, 2007

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    Chilling

    this is a powerful peice..the images give me goosebumps...the wrting leaves me in awe...the effect leaves me with great respect for great writing..chilling..awesome


  • Ikiru
    February 23, 2007

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    haunting

    Hey hun, think i know what/ who some of this is on, we'll havta catch up sumtime cuz i know there was sum stuff u were gunna tell me t'other day.
    Anyhoo as a poem its bloody effective, picture gives me the willies, i'll be honest. Particularly liked the line "And leaving pieces of me to mark a way back that I will never take," One helluva cool image. The stuff aboot the hair in the eye is quality as well, a really chilling and effective image.
    See you soon
    Dan X


    • pink-roses gold member
      February 23, 2007
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      yeah cheers darlin' will have a chat soon no doubt

      ps whats with the haircut

      x


  • Heavens Child
    February 23, 2007

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    I know I've already commented on this poem but after reading it yesterday I had to go back and read it again. It draws me in and draws out so many things I feel inside. This is simply the most piercing piece of poetry I have read on this sight. It is amazingly powerful. I just needed to tell you again.


    • pink-roses gold member
      February 23, 2007
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      thankyou so so much for comming back and reading and commenting again.

      I'm glad that you got something out of this - though on a level its sad that i had the feeling to write this, and you have the feeling to understand it. its not a pleasant or easy set of topics.

      I really, really apreciate you coming back - poetry to me is about writing something personal, but that others can identify with, and this poem is worth the time it took to write just because of you

      If you ever fancy a chat, pop me a message and say hello

      Hannah xxx


  • panegyric ink
    February 22, 2007

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    taking on ourselves by taking on others

    I loved the fists that pounded on my central nervous systems going over this. It is an airing out. That is to say, these are the cards. The only ones I will allow you to play with. That thems the rules. That this is my heart. My soul. My air that I have breathed in all my life. That these are my fists. Pounding my thoughts into you. And this is my fuel. The burning.
    Desire. What will go on in the ring. That I am the referee and your opponent. That as well, I wish not to be. That this is how my world is to be matched. Fought. And won over. Great writing with this one!!!!!
    Definitely the most provoking poem I have read in awhile!!! Take care,
    brian.


  • Heavens Child
    February 22, 2007
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    Powerful

    I had to read it several times to take it all in. It almost made me feel evil that I could relate to such bitterness inside. It takes extreme talent to be able to put such a picture of truth into words. Very powerful.


  • The.Stars.Go.Blue
    February 21, 2007

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    This poem seems a lot like a stream of consciousness used often in psychology. It's where a person write the first things that come to their mind until they can't write anymore. It's really hard emotionally to do, for some even more than others. But the results are amazing.

    This poem had the eerie feeling of being in someone's nightmare. That and it being paired with an odd picture. Great job, here.


  • Loud Whisper
    February 20, 2007

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    WOW!

    This is truly a fantastic expression of inner turmoil and bitterness. My favorite part was,
    "The mirror is tilted.
    Smashed, and still the faceted reflection cannot hide me, nor show
    How many parts to me there are."

    There are often more to our dreams and our nightmares, our fantasy and our reality that can ever be truly expressed.

    You certainly told a story dear poet, and a wonderfully chilling one at that. Bravo!


  • andie11
    February 20, 2007
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    great

    I could relate with so many of your words.


  • Karen Layne
    February 20, 2007
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    wow...that's dark and scary...truly blood-chilling picture


  • grannyeri gold member
    February 19, 2007

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    What a terrible picture - scary! Amazing write you have penned here - vivid images your words paint for the readers to see. Think there is lots of anger in these lines - think you could have written an epic on this...


  • Peteskid gold member
    February 19, 2007

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    what an effort!

    the effort means a lot and this was a great one... the writing stays firm and strong throughout..another plus
    the content is unflinchingly grotesque..the point here as well as the length... so i think the writer has exceeded the mark here for quality... very well done


  • Jadeheart 41
    February 19, 2007

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    Awesome!!

    I am quite speechless! this was quite the read!! wonderful job... Thank you for sharing such excellent talent!!

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