Ophelia in the bathtub

By ruthless48

I'm Ophelia in the bathtub

Guilt and sin my heavy robes

that pull me to a muddy death of solace

where you, my Laertes,

all tears fittingly withhold

My head haloed with floating tresses

Uncertainties are my hand-picked wild flowers

I wait for the wick to kindly extinguish

But rise in a resurrection's cold water hour

Jealous of death's accidental mermaid lying beneath

the willow tree

Raising myself, undertermined, to goosebump's glitter

the reality of being me

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Copyright 2012 ruthless48
Published on Tuesday, March 6, 2012.     Filed under: "Love" and "Poetry"
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  • A former member wrote: AMAZING...best poem of Ophelia I´ve ever read...loved it, loved, it,..LOVED

  • dwells On Tuesday, March 6, 2012, dwells (4177)By person wrote:

    Not really familiar with the tale but this was some good poetry, and welcome to DP, you'll fit right in. Feel free to roam and comment.

  • ruthless48 On Wednesday, March 7, 2012, ruthless48 (172)By person wrote:

    thank you for compliment. I really do feel at home here. Finally!

  • FadedBlues On Tuesday, March 6, 2012, FadedBlues (2096)By person wrote:

    ...nicely written...the Bard would approve..

  • ruthless48 On Wednesday, March 7, 2012, ruthless48 (172)By person wrote:

    thank you & Bard? too


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