deus [ex] machina

By past tense

holes in walls
and misplaced hearts.
something like- watching
cigarette ash
fall in unison to the
pulse. beats of progression.
speaking mechanics
and light headed.ness.

--and it's
steel-boned. elegance.
mechanisized
ma.so.chi.sm;
like clockwork
when time still stood
-still-
for us.

motionless.
as hands feel cold
touch leads to
shivers.
and tears lose purpose.
corrosion. in monochrome.
--lips taste
like iron.

I am
the organic half;
heart, beating
erroneously. Deafened
by her cyborg-kinetic
tombstone/
metronome.

and this home
no longer houses- heart
human. loses
definition.
when skin breaks
and eyes speak
binary in metallic
form.

I die
from heartbreak
m.o.m.e.nt.s
before her hands
relieve me
of my spine.

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© 2009 past tense
Published on Monday, August 10, 2009.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • Railway_Butterfly On Saturday, May 12, 2012, Railway_Butterfly (354)By person wrote:

    'm.o.m.e.nt.s before her hands relieve me of my spine.' i've read a few of your works now, all this evening.. and i rarely read much outside my already years-old fave list these days.. you're truly astounding. so very pleased I was pointed your way. will read more. don't bank on me having much more to say of any insight, i'm afraid i've always sucked at commenting. but you are definitely astounding. mmmm. lovely.

  • Dancing_Monkey On Saturday, May 12, 2012, Dancing_Monkey (1246)By person wrote:

    Holy crap! This was insanely vivid. Tombstone metronome. Absolutely stunned... Thanks man..

  • OLd SouL On Saturday, May 12, 2012, OLd SouL (734)By person wrote:

    that's one cold and crushing embrace. a group of gears loosely resembling a heart in an animated form. skillfulstylings.

  • Believer On Tuesday, August 11, 2009, Believer (48)By person wrote:

    this was extremely well written.

  • urbanhumility On Monday, August 10, 2009, urbanhumility (1175)By person wrote:

    you have created a sterile and concrete breakdown.......truly felt

  • A former member wrote: very powerful & touching.... great read.

  • Vicious Pixie On Monday, August 10, 2009, Vicious Pixie (62)By person wrote:

    oh my god. why have i never read your work before. fucking beautifu

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