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Wall Building

Lick the sun out of my wrists,
and taste the blood of stars -
I am bleeding for the universe.

I cut my existence with the blade of your heart,
and find God in the oozing of blood
falling from my tears.
All my memories are wrong,
and ghosts cling to my skull
I cut myself to release them
the horror

the horror


the -

death.  I twist and writhe, burying myself
into a cocoon of angst and depression.
Woe is me, cast into the flood
Where is Jesus in the mud,
when I need him to save me
from myself.

I am
I am

oh -

My diary loves me more than
you ever did,
so now I sell my soul to fire
How can I sleep when I'm on fucking fire,
praying to maggots in my eyes.

I put them there one night
for comfort.

They are my only friends -

So I seethe and fall
alone, cold, shattered
no one cares
no one knows

Nevermore, nevermore, nevermore
it is time to build the wall.

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I hate emo poems.

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  • Ryno
    November 30, 2008

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    I think you took many of the aspects of emo poems, and used them to your own strength - you made them stronger. It was almost like emo poetry was the metaphor in this piece for own struggles.... just not in an emo way.

    Well done! Thanks for the entry.