i.
I need a notebook & jumbo-pen at midnight
so that I can catch eclipses of brooding
when the moon leaks all my thoughts
into the lacerations on my chest.
as I inhale, random phrases scatter
and the clauses I’ve been reciting to perfection
for the past twenty-six and a half minutes
coddle themselves in imaginary magicians robes
and vanish into thick air.
ii.
I wish that the stars would stop shining for once
so I could have a nanosecond of complete darkness
to erase your jaw-line from my chest
and your apostrophes from my brain.
the precise placement of that final period
protruded slightly from my stomach
for the two point eight seconds
when I actually believed that you would walk away;
but then the blade preformed a reverse hara-kiri
and your muddy imprints dispparated from my kitchen linoleum.
iii.
you left my concave body half-slumped over the dish armoire
-half over the side of me that kept on grappling with sanity
as my fingertips cradled my chest and hummed a simple lullaby
to tranquilize the raucous coughs and lies
that vacant air shoved up my throat
in an attempt to silence my sorrow.
iv.
I've always wondered whether people could actually drown in vats of self-destruction
or if the safety net of faces separate them too much from themselves.
v.
I want to walk outside at night
and peel away all the lashes on my eyelids
so that I can stare up at the starless sky
and see clearly that someone [no one] is looking back.
Author notes
Option 5 & 6: personal love
Screen Name: Brit-Girl
Number of poems: 100
Age: 14
"I love poetry!"
A contest entry
- I like variety so I'm giving you lots of options! by the evil angel.
475 points, ended August 27, 2008, 19 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
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I don't like the gfact that you number the stanzas. That's just one of my quirks. I hate it when poets do that. Anyways. I like the fact thatyou don't talk about the love too much. I hate it when all they say is "I love you but you don't love me back." or whatever their poem is about. I hate that, so this is refreshing. Just don't number your stanzas next time. Or, if you do, at least number them correctly. You skipped one.
Until next time, then
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okay,
just to let you know I didn't number the stanzas, I numbered the poetic thoughts. Each section has unique qualities which (if read in numerical order) combine to produce the final poem & that is the explanation for numbered poetry.
A little research goes a long way
thank you for your thoughts,
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Thanks for following the rulez! (I'll cmment for realz in a few minutes)
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