"you are about to die.
where are your friends?
does it help when i tell you
we're all holding hands
or did your soul
disappear too soon?
i felt it on my way
to my cozy, warm home,
but i forgot care.
please forgive us."
these eyes
they want me to carve them out
but my head has inflated
beyond this noisy atmosphere
(after all those injections...)
ruling me
and carrying me where i don't want to be
it's too bad the surroundings grew tired
of my filth
and nonsense
they are finally closing in
"you messed up this world.
your vomit is flowing down the streets.
when will you learn, notice, and respond
to what is more important than yourself?
don't you understand
what being human is anymore?"
it's an unhealthy dream
and it won't come to a close
it still pricks at me
though i can't scream
or bother to explode
i want warmth
i want a touch of cold
who am i supposed to be?
where am i supposed to go?
"never believe what you are telling yourself."
Author notes
Option 1: Pink Floyd's "Hey You"
I didn't exactly write ABOUT the song, but a sort of alternative interpretation to it. I thought something straight-forward would be too tacky, so I played The Wall and listened to Hey You on repeat to start feeling the emotions it gave.
Basically, since the song's about feeling lonely and alienated from everyone in this world, I sketched the skin of those feelings based on my own little experiences.
I hope the disjointedness works.
A contest entry
- Options!!! by A Poet Named Kyoto.
1050 points, ended August 4, 2007, 37 entries
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Comments
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I like this poem a lot. I would have liked to see the concept of "the wall" in there, or possibly a little more connection to the actual song, but regardeless it is very well written1
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