Skeletons singing dirty lullabies
to things left uncaring.
Souls sliding through cracks
down the pavement,
looking like spines numbed and
numbered by their pasts
Looking forward to new futures.
Delicate marionettes pulled
by their strings dancing
to some unknown Orchestra,
replacing gutter trash
entertainment.
In this little hotel of a world
Memories shed their skin
leaving a trail of stars and
teardrops.
While riding on a
intercostal jet plane
of a life.
Slowly unraveling
the absense of
time.
Author notes
I used these ten words (in order):
Lullabye, crack, spine, numbed, delicate, strings, gutter, hotel, stars, and intercostal.
My username is uglyfetus
A contest entry
- the way we fall. by aanika.
990 points, ended November 24, 2008, 22 entries
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Comments
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I didn't like how you used 'ing' a lot instead of actually showing what was happening through words.
it felt like this was forced and not very emotional.
however, you used the words well.
thanks.
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