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her tears were silent bombs

the congenial reproach
a listless malice
ephemeral killing
in the bedroom

(empty minds cause crashes
and the freeway was dead)

her hands were soldiers
to carry away my resolve

          my fervor

              my pestilence

her lips were insurgents
praying for my destruction

          my enemies

                my mother

her hair was on fire
burning away my ascendancy

          my religion

                my soul

her tears were silent bombs
blowing kisses through thick air
blinding starry eyes

blameless

forever falling
killing us all

Author notes

I wrote this for a contest, but went over the word requirement. Oh well!!! I don't write to win, I write to release. That's golden in my book.

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  • Antebellum
    July 5

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    Thanks so much for entering
    &&
    Good luck
    [if you are placed in the finalists I will leave a better comment]


  • Uniquely-Scarred
    June 28
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    love the idea and the title is really good


  • Eric Marsh
    June 28

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    mmmm

    forgive me if i am wrong about this but i think this is about you mother crying and how it affected you, i kow my mother used to cry to get her own way....maybe i'm wrong but this is a great poem beautiful choice of words and visually how it is written on the page....great stuff..i am sure each reader will bring thier own interpritation to this poem...indeed that indeed what true poetry should be about....slapping us in the face and making us stop and think...i mean who wants to read boring formula poetry....i think they call your style off poetry concrete poetry...i could be wrong cos i am new to this, but anyway i thoroughly enjoyed the read....it gave me pleasure so much that i read it several times, and for a lazy sod like me, that alone is a great achievement in itself.....well done...and remember keep writing, keep chllin, keep groovin and keep cool..many thanks.....eric


    • Angel w o Wings
      June 28
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      No, it's not about my mother. It does give that impression, but no. It's about a woman on her last leg in a relationship and she scorns beyond hell the man who has pushed her over the edge. Sort of like all my past relationships Oh well, I guess I'll have to keep trying maybe I'll meet the one, but don't get me wrong, I will never 'need' a woman to 'complete' me. There are too many of them out there to waste time on trying hold on trying to make something work, honestly, I'd rather be high!!!! It makes for good writing, doesn't it???
      Thank you very much for your thoughts. I love making people think, it means I've done my part. I will return the favor.