Between the Beats and sylvia
plath
between 77 dream songs
and pulitzer fame
between depression and
his fathers suicide
between act and symbol
in renewal
he phoenixed
off the washington avenue
bridge
missed the mississipi
and struck the cement
embankment
then got up slowly
his limbs
flickering in blue flames
Author notes
p e n S t o c k
A contest entry
- The Phoenix Road by micaelalseth.
700 points, ended September 8, 14 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
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Whoa o.O
Very graphic but also metophoric! I must admit the last half the poem I like the most with the discription of the how he crashed hard but was able to rise through to a glorious victory...well at least that's what I see with this poem! Very well done!
Maggie 
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Thanks. Originally it was just the latter half. But i thought i should give some background for justification.
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I love the ending of this... and how well it tells the story, making the tragic beautiful. Great job, here. Thank you for entering
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Glad you feel it works. A great theme choice. And your contest is super organized.
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