I sit in a corner
and rock back and forth
trying to fill in
the spaces of my watch;
the stained bottle has no breath left
and the lips of the wine glass are cracked.
Onstage,
a woman strings her harp
with alphabets of her emotions
made of holes,
and a man sings lyrics without words
to please his mouth.
I listen
to the footsteps
fitting into the jigsaw of the carpet
but a pair
in whose wait
my perfume is rusting.
[The double doors are too wide.]
I am but another segment of dust in the wind
licking heart shaped balloons
that taste bitter
and burst with their own hollowness.
Barefeet,
the dashes on the road
walk past endlessly -
a marathon where the finish line
is the edge of the Earth,
and there will be no crossbar
to hang on to:
I slip
into an open grave
and daylight is darkness
that pastes itself to my pale skin
erasing my consciousness.
Streetlights flicker and fuse.
[I doubt you would even rewrite me in candlelight.]
Author notes
Word - Empty
Image - http://fc48.deviantart.com/fs18/f/2007/158/d/4/empty_poem_by_the_psycrothic.jpg
(I think I need a better title)
A contest entry
- Word Prompt by Kitsune Kyuuketsuki.
525 points, ended October 6, 2008, 9 entries
Bronze trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - The Break-up Poem by Danna Hobart.
300 points, ended October 17, 2008, 33 entries
Bronze trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - I can't believe I'm doing this again Part Deux by NoUseForAName.
700 points, ended December 31, 2008, 25 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Critiques welcome!
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Just beautiful. A worthy win. Lots of sensory things going on with an original touch that stands out.
Love the language art. Yes. This is my favorite in this contest.
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thank you!
i'm glad you really enjoyed this!
thanks for your comment and applause, i appreciate it.
bless ya!
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This is one of the best contest entries I have read so far. Thanks for enterng.
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thanks! i'm glad you think so.
bless ya!
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please write soon.
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i've been trying to compose but i haven't been able to express myself well. but i do hope to have something up soon. i'll let you know when i update this.
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if you need a different picture, i have no problem giving you one.
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no no.. the pic is just fine. in fact, my opening thought had a similar image, slightly different of course. but right now, it's the bridge between my thoughts and words that i'm finding hard to cross. that's all. tomorrow is the start of my mid-term break, so hurrah! i have time to think.
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updated.
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