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~Lazarus Rising

Why don't you ever take a peek deep inside my lair?
I won't ever try to kiss or caress your golden hair.
I'm going to try to use all my delusional imagination,
and self administer ten thousand CC's of inoculation.

I would cherish that first kiss if you feel that you are ready.
I would like to hold your hand, but mine are so unsteady.
Alarms were ringing in my mind beyond the purple haze.
I trimmed the horticulture low to find my way back through the maze.

I'm feeling unconditional just because I caught you staring.
I'm past the point of rescue, way past the point of caring.
In the garden through which I slowly walk is dying on the vine.
The withered fruit is your love which can never even be mine.

I cannot tell you that I've loved you because we are so off the cuff.
I'm a madman between surreal worlds where ten thousand CC's are not enough.
Injecting your thoughts deeper into my vein as I writhe aware with guile.
Where temptation is just another happy clown that wears a painted smile.

“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore, as they all come swimming to me.
Upon my gathered face, without consent they commit their sacred dances,
but a woman like you, with a smile kind and true, won't even take my chances...






“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore...
Taken from Emma Lazarus' poem "The New Collossus" which is
on the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor.








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This one is hot off the press, so I pick it as my baby...My fave.

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  • morgana raven Greeters member
    February 21

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    I do like quite a lot of this and I can see the definite improvment from your chosen 'worst' poem. There are some bits I didn't think flowed to well but most of it was done pretty well. A very well penned piece here.
    Laura


  • Dearly Beloved...
    January 29

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    Breath taking!

    Now words can not summerize or say how, oh my gosh i can't think of a owrd, its beyond excilent, your true master epice, and cna only expect more rare beauties from you! my favorite part, well i would have to say is "I'm going to try to use all my delusional imagination" you are truly amazing, hmm Shakespear would be proud!


  • DeathtoloveShade gold member
    January 28

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    I absoutely loved it

    This was truly amazing great job pen on poet Ari or some know me as Searra
    Good luck in the contest


  • maralisa silver member
    January 28
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    aw wow a wonderful poem god luck in the contestmaralisa


  • Sadpuppet
    January 28

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    wow. this is like something MM would write. kinda...i love it!!! its so interesting and smart. really well written, too. well done


  • Cup-a-Joe
    January 28

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    Wow

    I have heard those words before, but never recieved this from them. Excellent visuals.
    Im not a big fan of long poems(short attention span), but this keep me reading untill the end.
    Joe

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