Ah, full of meaning is this truth that becomes a lie.
The hourglass hand reaches through the mirror into the chaos of midnight,
and reflects the wordless messages on every concrete wall.
“Seek the place where smoke rings becoming nothing”
It pulls through to the lonely plain of intellectual suffering,
and on the plain a demon sits sipping sunshine through a straw.
It is completely unaffected by the ruin caused by a land that lost its light.
It cares for nothing obsessed with the symmetry of black rain,
and the Cheshire cat winks trying to see through stained glass,
and lets the current of time take him to the place where prophets lost their minds.
He smirks and thinks 'Well grin me sad this world has gone dry.'
On the bank he finds the birds of meaning he just cant catch.
Eventually the world fades into a kaleidoscope dream.
Quiet and sad, but flowing with color.
The other side of the mirror grows dark.
Fading, gone, trying to write messages in ash.
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- where did all the good poetry go? by shirk.
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Wow
Kind depressing but very good. I like the references to Alice in Wonderland. Well done! I like the imagery you used too.
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Woot woot
Great poem. I agree with Alice and wonderland feeling comment. Very strange and great use of imagery. Great write. -
Great merciful gumdrop... this is some incredibly poetry.
Your imagery is... astounding at least.
Plus, I have a soft spot for metaphors.
You have GOT to teach me how to write like this...
P.S. I like your character in Oasis School. She's just my type * wink *
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its almost got a alice in wonderland feel to it. nice write!
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tripy..amazing..the visual it brings is just..tripy.. lol i love the demon sipping sunshine through a straw..
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very tripy. and quite beautiful.
love the twilight zone feelings it provokes.
and good luck on the contest.
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intellectual suffering...u coined a new term...
intelligent write...
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