Overlook the essentials
And tell me what do you see?
Do you see that ghost of the past or the disgusting future?
With peeling skin and bone peaking out to greet the world
Catch the crimson slipping through open fingers
And describe your reflection
Are the corners always so jagged when you bestow those butterfly kisses?
So semi sweet in meaning yet bitter to the core
Why do these tears fall when I found such happiness?
Is their meaning just as sour as the taste on my tongue?
At fault is the one charged of guilt
Yet that makes the two of us
Take this hand and grasp it firmly
Stitch up the peeling skin and push back the aged bones
Kiss this disaster and walk away
Take those essentials with you
Please tell me what you think
Comments
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"Kiss this disaster nd walk away"
what a fantasticly cutting line!
this is amazing it reminds me of Tool 'ticks n leeches' and Creed 'Weathered'. I
love the imagery you have used. very well written. i like the way it shows how things become distorted when you choose not to see the whole picture. great opening line there. love the questions they always grab my attention
xx FH xx
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Outstanding
You create a dark poem with a vivid picture and strong message. This is about appearances and reality, what we think we see and what is really there underneath. We can be taken in by all the nonsense. I liked the enigma in this poem, you dn't spell everything ut and leave the reader with several interpretations. An outstanding poem.
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