Oedipus Wrecks.

By swing_the_hammer

Oedipus Wrecks.
So where's your car crash now? You look like a mess.
Wild hair framing wilder eyes, have you ever felt so blessed?
Well, this land is an ocean, I wish you could swim. Winter's cold and you look old- please just don't give in. From now on you are alone, but hey, it's not so bad.
Go on, love, thank the stars above for all you ever had
(you always look so sad)

Cigarettes and coffee won't hide the sound your heart is making.
Please calm down- just look around- everyone can see you shaking.
It's obvious that in your eyes, there is beauty in destruction.
But you're in pieces so complex and there are no instructions.
What was said so long ago, you'd rather not remember.
And if you could you'd bury yourself in the soft snow of December...
(you could sleep forever)

You dream it's cold- but you know that it will fade away,
so sleep well my darling, in your bed of crystal flakes.
Tell them all that you don't care if you look like a mess
Wild hair framing wilder eyes, we have never felt so blessed
when you wake the sky is bright and full of shining stars
what a beautiful night for a bloody broken heart
you knew you couldn't love him,
you knew it from the start
Go inside, sit by the fire, and don't you fall apart
From now on you are alone, but hey, it's not so bad.
Go on, thank the stars above for all you ever had...
(and we will dream forever)

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Copyright 2004 swing_the_hammer
Published on Friday, December 17, 2004.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • Mari On Tuesday, May 22, 2007, Mari (425)By person wrote:

    how maternal.

  • Jonas On Thursday, December 30, 2004, Jonas (720)By person wrote:

    the aabbccd scheme bored me to tears, but i still like the poem quite a bit... the title rocks my world.

  • ShadowFlight On Friday, December 24, 2004, ShadowFlight (105)By person wrote:

    what a magnificent piece! Moving, fabulous imagery and raw, gut wrenching honesty... must add this to my fav's list

  • BeautifulCalamity On Monday, December 20, 2004, BeautifulCalamity (428)By person wrote:

    and welcome to dp, my fellow creator ;)

  • BeautifulCalamity On Monday, December 20, 2004, BeautifulCalamity (428)By person wrote:

    w o w, this blew me away in all honesty. amazing work on this. . so many lines I'd quote, but my right click isnt working. . haha, but yeah, this was great. . reminds me of an indie type song, the way it flows constantly. . brilliant work . .

  • purr_verse On Friday, December 17, 2004, purr_verse (1059)By person wrote:

    Excellently done! Very impressive rhythm and metre, bringing real power to this piece... It would make a great song, I think. And I love "Wild hair framing wilder eyes" a very, very large amount. Fantastic.

  • AniDayz On Friday, December 17, 2004, AniDayz (820)By person wrote:

    this is soooooooo great. i*love*love* it. BEAUTIFUL

  • OnyxOasis On Friday, December 17, 2004, OnyxOasis (3)By person wrote:

    Awesome. Captivating from the first to the last.

  • Rachel On Friday, December 17, 2004, Rachel (213)By person wrote:

    Damn. The title caught my attention, so I had to read this. I can't even comment yet. I'll be back to leave a better one. Welcome to DP.

  • Rachel On Monday, December 20, 2004, Rachel (213)By person wrote:

    So... I'm back, and I still can't think of a decent comment other than to tell you I was still thinking about this 3 days after I initially read it. And now I'm going to read more of your posts.

  • Revolting Theatre On Friday, December 17, 2004, Revolting Theatre (31)By person wrote:

    Can't wait to hear more. Send in that postcard. - Josh

  • A former member wrote: fucking sweet, this is beautiful

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