Long after midnight
in the digital glow
of electric clock red
I try to forget you
all over again.
Maybe tonight I can forget your eyes.
Artificial grass green eyes,
where I wandered,
lost in the depths
of those black pupils.
Caught behind your mirrors.
I only saw the green
not the hardness beneath,
brittle like the stems
of desiccated flowers.
Maybe tomorrow I can forget your lips.
Those honey-full lips
that dripped sticky-thick words
in lies, sugar sweet.
The mouth that closed over mine.
Until I felt your breath
hissing over my teeth.
Forcing my own breath back
down my throat.
And filling me with
the smell of you.
That scent, decayed and cloying,
like rotten strawberries.
Maybe one day I can forget your arms.
The strong bands that circled around my waist
Like chains, that pinned down
My arms to my sides
My body, caged in yours
Each breath and heartbeat
Encased in the presence of you.
In the cold, cold sheets
I remember your heat
Radiant rays, like a sun god
From some archaic religion
Whose denizens offered up sacrifices
Pale virgins with
dishwater hair
And unwary eyes.
As the clock’s digits click on
And night sighs into morning
I can only count the dreamless hours
As I make myself remember
How I tore myself clear
of the pins holding me down
And flew away
On torn wings
Tattered but free.
Author notes
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welp this was great. I give you a 3 for this poem giving you a 92 points total. You've made the finalist list. I hope to read some more of your poems in the upcoming round.Thanks for entering and best of luck to you. kahy
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Fantastic poem
This was very well written, every line filled with emotion -
Love the line artificial grass green eyes. Great way to describe. U did a great job with this poem. I know you shall do well in the contest.
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The way you describe him sounds like he's decayed inside. He sounds terrifying. It sounds first like she's in an abusive relationship and knows it, but doesn't want to let go, but the last stanza breaks that illusion altogether. It's a powerful poem
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Beautiful
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enjoyed reading..sad but also very beautiful..
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