Spasmodic Heart

By Melancholic VIncent

My heart lies in a cage
A thoracic cage made of bones
Dances in a spasmodic motion
Cursed by this voodoo magic
Not allowed to traverse it's cell
It crosses over and it withers away

Fell prey to a bear trap
Entangled in relentless metal
That pierces the muscle
Let them be. It hurts
But stops the bleeding

Swallowed whole by the beast
Splinted between raging teeth
Closed shut by thick jaws
Corroded by it's befouled entrails

So it lies catatonic and autistic
It's no prisoner if it doesn't intend to leave
Dances in a spasmodic motion of eternal drums
Flooded by molten lava, it still performs it's rhythmic ritual
Cut and gutted, it beats more vigorously
Futile efforts to retain the precious fluids
Yet it beats more violently
Gushing all hope from hundred of fissures
Half-empty-or-half-full logic has been put aside
Because the heart is all empty
Without a shadow of a doubt

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Copyright 2013 Melancholic VIncent
Published on Tuesday, May 7, 2013.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • Invisible Girl On Sunday, May 12, 2013, Invisible Girl (134)By person wrote:

    One of your better writes for sure! I love the end.. It's perfect. Brutally beautiful.

  • Melancholic VIncent On Friday, May 17, 2013, Melancholic VIncent (428)By person wrote:

    Thanks Lisa :) I really like this one too

  • A former member wrote: Altogether an amazing piece! Your words play across the imagination and invoke a sense of understanding. This work is strong and true like the beating of a heart.

  • Melancholic VIncent On Wednesday, May 8, 2013, Melancholic VIncent (428)By person wrote:

    If you look at the rib cage, it's a prison. A prison that allows the heart to be alive. My mind has been making metaphors with it quite a bit lately, so I put that in a poem.

  • Nehema On Tuesday, May 7, 2013, Nehema (958)By person wrote:

    Superb imagery. Brought up images of times in my life when I knew I needed to get away from a 'loved' one, but couldn't 'abandon' them. Welcome back stranger - good to see you posting again - XXOO Scholar

  • Melancholic VIncent On Wednesday, May 8, 2013, Melancholic VIncent (428)By person wrote:

    It wasn't that what I intended to do with this piece, but that's also very true and I have been through that situation quite soon. But then I realized that she didn't deserve even that special care but that way began the process to forget, when people prove to be idiots it gets easier to forget.

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