she smiles at death
By Taunting The Reaper
nothing touches this.
it drips of magic
and revenant textures
layered like sheets
of laughing fog
it bends itself
over and over again
like origami jackals
preparing for a feast
I have found it to be
a bit distracting
I have no place for it
in life
so its unrelenting pursual
finds me unprepared
it's after you too
last stop all passengers off
it can't be bargained with
and it welcomes you in
with a raven’s caw
I wonder if they’ll visit me
when I’m rotten earth
and the dust of my bones
has brought new life to the soil
will the daisies that bloom
from the sickly hues
of my final work of art
catch their eyes?
will they pluck them
and in the process
take a bit of me with them?
I can only hope
those newly blossomed daisies
find their way
to the hands
of a lovely young girl
so she can smile
at death.
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A former member wrote:
perfectly executed
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A former member wrote:
your piece is well thought out and presented, I enjoyed the read!
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On Monday, February 11, 2008, Dysphoria
(88) wrote:
this is beautiful, I read a lot of your poems and I like them all but this one really stands out to me for some reason. Very nicely done. -Justina