To Choke On Glitter With Perfect Eyes..

By BeautifulCalamity

I wore today like a swollen flower. .
a bruised lily on the shoulder of some perfect body.
It was colored by the sky, and sang out as
star born lovers would..


They were beautiful,
and they lay nude. ... .


I'd say I cried when the flower
slipped from my frail limbs,
but I could not

It's departure was too real



It held on , not .. . .
It dreamt on, not . ...
But she let herself fall away with the wind,
after she realized she was
a l o n e


The lily was perfect,
as soft and subtle as the
dreamlike flutter of a butterfly's wings..

The lily was sweet,
formed of melted caramel kisses
+ chamomile tongues..


[you
induce
trances]


And , when the flower floated away
I believe she found her place.

herself.
her own.
her bittersweet sounds. .

. . . . .

now I found myself moaning on a scent I'd not known..
and lingering on some dream I had never had.

. . . . .

Some people are beautiful, and I think that all of our lives- we look for them.

the artists

we search sentences and watercolors, and perfect
notes, perfect voices

the creators

look through numbers and ages, revolutions and wars. .
to find,

the dreamers


dreamers.
I'd call myself one- but I've yet to find my dream.
my hope. my vision.

I like to think that I'm trying to find that feeling,
that security of knowing. .
I love to know- it gives me that much more of myself.
of my dream. my lilies & flowers. .
butterflies & stars.

[masks]

I said in my goodbye that I'd be forever moving on in
these words. . and that is pure truth

these fractured words are mine-these sentences
are mine. .
something of my own.. . .

Life isnt just about being alive. It's about feeling, and
making others feel. and I sincerely hope that somewhere along the line , in one of my dreams, I've affected
somebody. .

"Forever moving inside these words.."

Beyond me-
there are beautiful people, and they too search.
for the amazing
the sincere
the perfectly flawed
the creatures
the poets
the artists
the lovers
the dreamers
the forever
the born

I continue on- not really knowing how I got to this point..
but I'm here, with my defenses down. With my heart out.. .

& If you are looking then you've found
something. someone. .

a person that wore today like a swollen flower.
proud and beautiful
weak and ugly
. .... .

Humans. Are. All.

& I am only human

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Copyright 2005 BeautifulCalamity
Published on Saturday, March 5, 2005.     Filed under: "Philosophical" and "Poetry"
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  • A former member wrote: I find myself just sitting here, staring at this. I love the way it grabs you.

  • Ravenblade On Tuesday, April 2, 2013, Ravenblade (313)By person wrote:

    I enjoyed reading this, but could not get over the taunting thought of how much more beautiful it would appear written out by hand on a page rather than the injustice done by only putting it into document form on the web...

  • Dianas_Eclipse On Friday, March 1, 2013, Dianas_Eclipse (5)By person wrote:

    You said it all in your poem. Thank you.

  • A former member wrote: This is wonderful! This blew me away. The style was unique, the words were beautiful, the flow was just amazing and everything fit together perfectly! The first stanza was enough to be a wonderful peice, but this is just amazing. Well done!

  • Dreaming in Stanzas On Sunday, September 16, 2012, Dreaming in Stanzas (303)By person wrote:

    You wove these words so beautifully and effortlessly, that first line drew me in and by the end I could do nothing more than shake my head in awe. Insightful, beautiful, perfect.

  • A former member wrote: I suppose there's not really much more that I can add that your legion of appreciators haven't already expressed ten times better than I ever could...but dare I say I too search; and I too dream--as for the poet you speak of however...I think I just found her---bacchus/poetnumber213

  • lovechild On Monday, April 27, 2009, lovechild (43)By person wrote:

    i am humbled. i once wrote these lines: once the gilded lily starts to wither/love breaks down like toxins in the liver i realize now why the lines did not belong in one of my poems- the moment i grasped the point your poem illustrates- about the love that does not die, which is the love of the very essence of a soul, dead alive, material or ephemeral. an object in abstract in or out of context. if i wither and turn to dust, my own essence will be done justice for this poem was written for each and every creation of art and it celebrates each individual artist for their purpose of being in keeping dreams alive. *applause*

  • A former member wrote: this was intoxicating and beautifully crushing.I dare say you...induce trances.~M

  • Guillotine On Tuesday, March 20, 2007, Guillotine (172)By person wrote:

    This was just plain, straightout beautiful and touching and mindblowing all at the one time. We all wear these flowers, but some never find their places and neither do we.

  • A former member wrote: I believe you have made your mark... perfectly. ~Lost~

  • xserratedsoulx On Tuesday, December 6, 2005, xserratedsoulx (212)By person wrote:

    you said: 'Life isnt just about being alive. It's about feeling, and making others feel.' but isn't that what it means to be alive, really? ~lauren~

  • Bellezza On Tuesday, September 13, 2005, Bellezza (16)By person wrote:

    "we search sentences and watercolors, and perfect notes, perfect voices" Don't I know it. Wonderful job here.

  • Malice In Wonderland On Monday, September 12, 2005, Malice In Wonderland (987)By person wrote:

    beautiful, the title...was perfect for the peice...amazing write. Scholar

  • A former member wrote: This is a shiver..that rose, and clung. Exquisite, truly. Scholar

  • A former member wrote: you have blown me away . . astounding work. the words and imagery. the beauty. the delicate emotion. you are wonderful. x Scholar

  • The Crimson Queen On Monday, March 7, 2005, The Crimson Queen (918)By person wrote:

    wow..this is just..WOW...beautiful!! I am speechless, this piece is just amazing!

  • AniDayz On Monday, March 7, 2005, AniDayz (820)By person wrote:

    i still can not conjuer up a comment worthy of this beautiful masterpiece...just oh so amazing...all i can do is *fav*this,and tell you again, you touched my heart.

  • Solace On Sunday, March 6, 2005, Solace (1069)By person wrote:

    human...all to human...and yet, so beyond human that it is mesmerising...within a moment you have kissed doubt and created peace...touched hearts and left them fluttering on the breeze...

  • GraySky On Saturday, March 5, 2005, GraySky (15)By person wrote:

    I can't think of anything original to say to praise this work...but it's very good.

  • blue On Saturday, March 5, 2005, blue (1454)By person wrote:

    well, what can I say to you that I haven't already said..., touch someone? :) you know your reach well enough dear. You know. And I am overwhelmed with joy with these words, these so very truthful words, of you.

  • blue On Saturday, March 5, 2005, blue (1454)By person wrote:

    ...you, a truly beautiful person. This was so worth the means that brought it about, ;) ...I am so glad to see you move on toward the beautiful, the true. Your sight will do you well, I'm sure of it. I'm wholly yours when you need a friend, dearest Pinky.

  • blue On Saturday, March 5, 2005, blue (1454)By person wrote:

    This was somewhat unreal in it's reach and need, for us all...I must promote your brilliance once again. *chyu* ~fav~ love ya ~b

  • K_Love On Saturday, March 5, 2005, K_Love (525)By person wrote:

    Where to stop quoting? Incredible, I just don't even know what to say, the last few lines just filled with utter truth, this whole poem beauty and significant. *favs and loves*

  • K_Love On Saturday, March 5, 2005, K_Love (525)By person wrote:

    "these fractured words are mine-these sentences are mine. . something of my own.. . ." Wonderful, every word so read and truthful coming from your heart

  • K_Love On Saturday, March 5, 2005, K_Love (525)By person wrote:

    "Life isnt just about being alive. It's about feeling, and making others feel. and I sincerely hope that somewhere along the line , in one of my dreams, I've affected somebody. ."

  • A former member wrote: this was simply devine. This was pure raw emotion just poured onto the hearts of humanity just to see the chemical reaction. This was many things but most of all this was poetry...

  • A former member wrote: my favorite line(s) "dreamers. I'd call myself one- but I've yet to find my dream. my hope. my vision."

  • AniDayz On Saturday, March 5, 2005, AniDayz (820)By person wrote:

    ohh my...ohhh oh my.....

  • AniDayz On Saturday, March 5, 2005, AniDayz (820)By person wrote:

    oh my goodness you goddess...oh my i can not even comment correctly, the beauty in this,the truth,such pure raw emotion.amazing.i am going to have to try to comment better on this some other time, but you have touched my heart sweetie. w o w


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