Tree Of Corpse's

By Strataic

I ran my digits
Along a tree
One day...

Consumed by Twilight.

Yet beautiful
Was this plant's
Decadence.

Feeling bark
Smooth and moist,

At first, I could
Only stare in place.

Hair grew on rainy days.

But I was enticed
Into touching,
The weathering's.

Bodies; the trunk.

Leaves just over
Grown nails.
Twigs but arms and legs.

As I forced
My finger through
A strangers eye.

My insides recoiled....

There's a space
Waiting for me.

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Published on Friday, November 23, 2012. Filed under: "Poetry"

Comments on "Tree Of Corpse's"

On Tuesday, December 27, 2016, sIo (898) wrote:

If I could place the face of shock disgust and mortification right here that would be my comment. Plus well done.
A former member wrote: You need no apostrophes but one, Dear. You core down into the depths of me with this one...perhaps i was a tree, once. They took my trees away several times...seems everywhere i go they do so. The nails were broken, the arms and legs pulsing with white blood...each one i lost dug a hole inside me. i know that feeling, and the feeling of being returned to One within the tree. *sigh*
On Friday, November 23, 2012, FadedBlues (2096) wrote:

...very surreal imagery, I can picture it as a Dali painting...
On Friday, November 23, 2012, Alchemist (679) wrote:

Fun and Dark
On Friday, November 23, 2012, Star (879) wrote:

todd is right, (yet again) reminds me of the sleepy hollow tree.. imagery is beautiful.. you write amazingly.. love this... thank you (:
On Friday, November 23, 2012, dwells (4177) wrote:

Whoa and it sounds like an Ent gone bad maybe? Think I might have seen this tree on Monty Python's Holy Grail maybe - a great visual you bring to life Cipher, well done.
On Friday, November 23, 2012, PoetessDarkly (693) wrote:

wow I have found some much inspiration reading all these beautiful tragedies. Love this.
On Friday, November 23, 2012, haunted (837) wrote:

nice imagination at work with this one. reminds me of tim burtons sleepy hallow tree. hopefully your not destined for that tree! awesome cipher, great poem.