poemranker ::Scythe by Isis

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Free verse № 4330

Scythe

Member since 2002 · Posted 12 Jul 2002 · Edited 12 Jul 2002 · 6 comments

From an emotional covering, Perceptive tears Are torrents of anger, whisperings of sadness Submissive always, yielding to the savage ground. Burden with stones, Plunge to the deep, drown. Pregnant with such suffering, I carry it as if it was my own child. I am the raped, the beaten, the judged, the victimized. All's pain I feel - my own, is theirs. An oppressed woman, with scarred wrists, bloodied nails Sleep deprived heavy eyes. The future is dismal further, No light at the tunnel's buried end. Vacuity of wretched eternity Stroke with knife, Pressure, thickly blood trickles. Optimists smile, veiled eyes blind by design In pursuit of answers nonexistent. I was born un-shrouded, Crying, and never ceased crying. Take the rope, Secure; it fits. I cannot bear, To gaze upon you, myself And our shared defects. Strike the match, Grip, permit to burn. There are those, Possessing lucid comprehension, Faith knocked by rationale, Adrift in reflection, bitterly alone. Solely, who know, Our communal consciousness, uttered again. Fetch the pills, For once of some help. At the final point, I am dry of tears, Possessing profound free will, I can halt my own breath, selfishly Or view myself become the carrion Of vultures, endeavoring to devour my secrets, Me you have cursed with scorching life. What the ruinous world gave me, I do not offer. Empower myself, I am mine to take. Quenched of hope Barren of future Delicious is death.

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6 comments

[n/a] razorgrin 15-Jul-02/12:20 PM Reply
Death is never delicious.
[4] harrytuttle 19-Jul-02/7:35 AM Reply
I got sleepy reading this...
[3] -=SeTTle=- 30-Jul-02/8:52 PM Reply
GO FOR IT DUDE. You can hit me all you want to/but I don't love you anymore
[2] god'swife 24-Aug-02/12:54 AM Reply
Fetch the pills is a stand out. The rest I'm sad to say is overdone. It's dry and difficult to chew. I had to spit it out and hide it under the place mat. Don't tell ma. 2
[6] horus8 21-Nov-03/7:37 PM Reply
I would keep the last line and lose the rest.
[8] The_Third_Isis 22-Nov-03/7:47 PM Reply
Does it go with red or white wine(death) just inviting myself to dinner.I like it in a twisted way.Just a way to enter your realm..wine and a toothpick.