Death of the Dirge

By Crush_With_Eyeliner

I will put
down
the dirge
for now
at least
until this
deepest blue
sky
is proved
a fraud.

And even
then
it is likely
we'd survive
on shrugs
and
smiles.

No.

No more
tepid
steps.
I will put
down
the dirge -:
purge
these dreadful
words from
my lips.

Such quick
dismissal
is all
they're
worth.

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Copyright 2014 Crush_With_Eyeliner
Published on Monday, April 7, 2014.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • Pride Ed On Tuesday, July 15, 2014, Pride Ed (108)By person wrote:

    I love this poem! The narrator isn't very optimistic, yet they dismissed what was troubling them, but only until their thoughts were proven to be true. Nice poem!

  • HeadpatSlut On Monday, April 7, 2014, HeadpatSlut (259)By person wrote:

    This piece delivers a nice contrast, bleak, but the shortness of the lines ensures a quick pace, letting each line hit all the harder before leaving me pleasantly empty at the end, good work :) Scholar

  • carlosjackal On Monday, April 7, 2014, carlosjackal (3011)By person wrote:

    It's been a long wait but well worth it..Another piece of magic has arrived.

  • TropicalSnowstorm On Monday, April 7, 2014, TropicalSnowstorm (1703)By person wrote:

    "until this deepest blue sky is proved a fraud." - great lines! I am SOOOOO happy to see a new piece from you! Your talented pen has been missed! Ciao, T/S Scholar

  • A former member wrote: i love the subtle rhythm to this. It is eloquent though fatigued. weary... conceding because it all seems moot and pointless. it's so wonderful to see you posting again. i was thinking about you just the other day. Scholar

  • megaprime81 On Monday, April 7, 2014, megaprime81 (743)By person wrote:

    Interesting write.

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