disinterred psychopathology
stinking and wan like that infamous Thing on the Doorstep
guerilla warfare
impulses launched like Stinger missiles
exploding across the frontal lobes
prurient paralyzation
squeeze the eyes shut
pretend, pretend, pretend
don't want to do that
don't want to want that
don't want to need that
yet denial hasn't lost its repugnance
so the unwanted conclusion still lies,
there on the unwelcome mat, reeking
as do the savage-butchered bodies of human prey
abandoned after I finish with them
in my hopeless hungry
dreams.
Author notes
Title is a portmanteau of taboo and beautiful. Option 2: Unforgivable Sins.
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ahh, i enjoyed this.
squeeze the eyes shut
pretend, pretend, pretend
don't want to do that
don't want to want that
don't want to need that
yet denial hasn't lost its repugnance
-to me, that was most definitely the strongest lines.
i like the way this was written concisely but still withheld very powerful emotions.
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Nicely Written.
This was very nicely written. I liked it. It has nice structute and a nice portrayal of the storyline. Good job!
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I like
really nice structure, flows well, and deals with some pretty serious subject matter that I can relate to -
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You can relate, eh? How so, if you don't mind my asking? My particular psychosis is a bit unusual.
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Tabeautiful
My experience is rather personal, but it has to do with using people as objects, and then thinking poorly of them afterwards, when I was younger.
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