coat hangers dance in morning haze
someone called me on cell phone twice
saw off arms replace with
box spring mattress's filled to the brim with lead
sharks dance in concession stands run by clowns
supply the cat and mouse
regurgitate cold citations
tiny metal flowers rusting in the rain
cathartic soldering of the skin
jagged black branches tearing the stars…bleeding acid rain…
pleasant broken records
introverted speakers blasting
white noise
through cracked voices
…RISING
from stagnant puddles
on the streets of NA
Author notes
probably better if put to some repetitiveness, like techno or something...
A contest entry
- Prewrites ;] by Kathraina.
675 points, ended October 20, 60 entries
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Comments
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You know, as I read through this I could hear it being recited in my head over the top of some soft jazz music or something. Have you ever seen "So I Married an Axe Murderer" with Mike Myers? He does these really awesome spoken word song/poem things... that's what this made me think of. Loved it!
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Very interesting write! I love your word usage, it is superb. The imagery is abstract and intriguing, I love it!
bravo and thank you for entering
♥ kate
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