Broken Guns and Dead Roses

By megaprime81

All the guns are broken
All the roses died
Millions of dollars burned
When they committed suicide

An illusion of a fantasy
An intrusion in their lives
Broken down like privacy
With nothing left alive

They dreamed of better yesterdays
And sold the cream of the crop
Then the ego got in the way
And to the ground they dropped

In free-fall they came
In iniquity they died
Searching for a bright tomorrow
That turned out to be a lie

So, if there's a lesson to be learned
To spend one's money wisely
Don't allow it to be fried
Or you'll end up getting the bends
When committing suicide

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Published on Monday, January 13, 2014. Filed under: "Poetry"

Comments on "Broken Guns and Dead Roses"

On Friday, January 31, 2014, soul_versing (774) wrote:

Nothing good ever comes from self-infecting demise; never the less, the transitioning stages of life are needed, yes... Suicides are horrid, but some people just cannot be saved, or are not saved in time. .bows head low. Such a saddening image residing and embedding itself into my throbbing tissue of a brain. :'( .sighs. Must the willow weep...
On Tuesday, March 4, 2014, megaprime81 (740) wrote:

I appreciate your comment; very interesting how you even comment artistically.
A former member wrote: well. that's definatley got some flow to it. (not being harsh on anyone or anything) alotta people can't do that. congratulations.
On Tuesday, March 4, 2014, megaprime81 (740) wrote:

Thank you; i appreciate it.
A former member wrote: I love it, 10/10. I interpret it as being sort of an Icarus-like story of one reaching too far and getting burned because of it. Very wonderfully written.
On Tuesday, March 4, 2014, megaprime81 (740) wrote:

Thank you.
On Monday, January 13, 2014, blue angel (866) wrote:

Those guns shot holes through all the roses. :( I still have a couple I like... welcome to the jungle, November rain, and estranged.. sweet child o mine too. But, im a sucker like that. Asshole or not.
On Monday, January 13, 2014, megaprime81 (740) wrote:

To be truthful, I love GN;Rs Use Your Illusion albums, Appetite, and most of GN'R Lies. I just got the image of broken guns and dead roses (which currently is the band's state, as Axl's the only one in "Guns N' Roses" who was there since it formed), and this may actually reflect something deeper than trashing GN'R. Depends on the interpretation.
A former member wrote: Interesting, reminds me of a war memoir almost. Nicely done
On Monday, January 13, 2014, megaprime81 (740) wrote:

Thank you; i just worked with the wording and submitted it--oftentimes, my muse composes things i can't accurately interpret, and i thank you for your interpretation.