you had mascara
like webs birthed from spiders
with five mechanical legs that
whirred round and traced patterns
made from eighteen year old boys in
cars with no speed limit.
you were in a black dress
frayed like
old Christmas tablecloths
that were never
replaced.
and you spoke like
old voice boxes corroding
in charity bins,
waiting for the next throat to pollute.
you looked like
a zombie skinned,
vampire eyed,
witch costumed
monstrosity
that screamed like teeth snapping under high heels
worn by girls
who hadn’t yet thought of
sex.
or the other
pointless yet vital components of
life.
the sky above shuddered
and birds fell,
convulsing
on the grass and speaking
in words
of god.
there was a boy who carved
eulogies in tree trunks
and pushed them through white water
so for they could find their way to the
end of the world.
you caught one
and used it as a boat.
little kids dressed as
magic.
some Harry Potter,
broom sticks and plastic wands.
some were Dracula,
protruding teeth, crimson dipped.
some big woolly bears from
Where The Wild Things Are
with buggy eyes and slightly creepy hands.
and you smiled,
but it was a sad smile.
a smile that tore the blue from the sky,
a smile that stripped the happiness from laughter.
a smile that curled like old paint.
a smile that once smiled,
was not really a smile at all.
you weren’t eight anymore.
you weren’t free
or rainbow shaded.
but you dressed up anyway
and were the scariest of all.
Author notes
Prompt: http://oldboy1985.deviantart.com/art/bring-me-joy-141909893
i ignored everything but the eyes and the way they were facing. it's halloween here in Australia so i decided to give this poem a bit of a theme. eyes can be scary when they're sad.
they really can be.
c a n d y m o r p h i n e
A contest entry
- Eyes -picture prompt contest by micaelalseth.
1100 points, ended November 21, 22 entries
Silver trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - I was chasing suns across the circular path by whiterabbit..
1100 points, ended November 10, 15 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Lost Causes.
Comments
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This is so intriguing . Congrats on your trophy. You deserved it!
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you were in a black dress
frayed like
old Christmas tablecloths
that were never
replaced.
this is amazing : )
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great work babe!!! shame we couldnt meet up today got home early, p.s the last line in this poem is just awesome, you talented mofo!!!!
lots of luv
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HOLY fuck. This is absolutely amazing... superbly well written (which by the way surprised me to no end because I couldn't see your name when I first started reading... I thought it was going to be another of those crazy-vampire-shit poems)
You always manage to completely blow me away. I especially love the parts about her smile and the ending: "but you dressed up anyway
and were the scariest of all." You. Are. Amazing.
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thank you so much!
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for some reason, i knew this was going to be halloweeny
'the sky above shuddered
and birds fell,
convulsing
on the grass and speaking
in words
of god.'
thats amazing.
'some big woolly bears from
Where The Wild Things Are
with buggy eyes and slightly creepy hands.'
i love where the wild things are, it's being made into a film now
and the ending is just brilliant,
you always bring everything together so amazing.
hope you're okie love
♥
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Superb . I love this
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i love this.
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