Little White Picket Fence

By Crush Room




ohhh little humble picket fence
guarding my most prized possessions....
for you, I have longed to symbolise
my domestic bliss.
with your stark white soldiers standing tall
attentive to passersby who admire you....us.
Your demarcation line
defines what lies within...
epitomy of ordered and unpeneterable unity.
You frame us proudly, protectively.

Today I want to burn you down.
I hate what you stand for and for you,
I long no more.
You are an elaborate mask
once revealed....the real you
is a disease-ridden, splintered, decrepid falsity
waiting for a match.



societal expectation?....go to hell.



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© 2008 Crush Room
Published on Tuesday, September 30, 2008.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • A former member wrote: loved it. made me want to grab the gasoline :)

  • sixsixnine On Tuesday, September 30, 2008, sixsixnine (476)By person wrote:

    What a piece! Brutal and Brilliant. ~ 669 ~

  • DIATRICUS On Tuesday, September 30, 2008, DIATRICUS (64)By person wrote:

    Wow! One of the best poems I've read in many weeks!!! Excellent imagery! Thank you...

  • Leith Plunkett On Tuesday, September 30, 2008, Leith Plunkett (237)By person wrote:

    i read it twice for full effect. very deep under that surface. thankyou :-)

  • heroineyes On Tuesday, September 30, 2008, heroineyes (111)By person wrote:

    i likey...very good write...

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