Can't remember much,
think I wanted it
to be that way.
Shhh...
I clasped clammy hands
to the cuts on my elbows.
Couldn't sit still,
the seats
were not seats,
rocks plastered
to icy, metal posts.
I told the tears to stay put,
don't make a mess over
ivory carpet,
painted like a bride's gown.
Lady with sassy hair in white,
called my last name
sterile, and ringing
as if embarrassment
would linger long after
the sound had left.
My eyes remained pasted to the floor,
and only when the doctor
said to spread my legs did they shift
to the ceiling.
Clinking silver
too close for comfort,
all I heard before the
numb pounding overtook me
in waves.
Dreamed of pretty places
where they couldn't harm me,
far from modern medicine
that threatened my womb.
I woke to screams.
Not mine though,
a dull pang
like tiny suction cups
circling my labia
then dieing
instantaneously
as I caught my breath.
Mind aching for a tan filter
pressed to my lips
relieve the stress,
not pain,
but stress.
I killed someone today,
with help from monsters
telling me that what I did
was the right thing.
No more lies...
Author notes
Option 2...
In a list
A contest entry
- Life Poetry ~ Upside Down by Dalaney.
300 points, ended July 19, 2007, 8 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
Comments
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I can't really think of what to comment.
just that you capture humanity -- thoughts emotions actions and everything else in this piece.
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This is such a poignant piece
of poetry - raw, packed with
emotion, yet, written with
style. Thank you so much for
entering. Love, Lane -
wow... my goodness... this
was incredible and not at all what I expected... I wish that I knew what else to say... it certainly captured all of the discomfort and the pain and you've certainly turned this reader upside down with your words...
I can honestly say that I have not read a piece to date that has had the same effect on me
amazing and tasteful and subtle and I wish I knew what else to say, but I fear I've commented far too much on myself already after reading your piece...
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Wow this was really good and now I am glad I'm a guy
This is such a touchy subject, but I think you converyed your opinion well and with class.
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