The Metal Box
By Zhee
Smell the death and decay
In the grave where you lie,
The million eyes in the dark
That live to watch you die.
In the metal box you sit
Into the silence you call,
As you start to break away
And watch your pieces fall. . .
Your crumbling face cries
Into these dark folds,
As cold metal reflects
The filth that it holds.
Clawed hands will grasp
What rots with the flies,
What never breathes
And yet never dies. . .
And the metal box is lost,
Into the abyss it rolls.
With all the faceless bodies -
Who once sold their souls. . ..
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Copyright 2004 Zheala
Published on Thursday, August 5, 2004.
Filed under:
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On Monday, January 31, 2005, island warrior
(210) wrote:
I like your writing it's quality over quantity
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On Tuesday, November 2, 2004, Blood of Winter
(296) wrote:
Love the flow of this piece...and morbid imagery that you weave
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On Friday, October 8, 2004, Angst Queen
(370) wrote:
boxes...yes boxes...all of us are trapped in them...excellant poem
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On Monday, September 27, 2004, Nesfurata
(58) wrote:
Very good, it gets more profound each time I read it. -Elizabeth
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On Thursday, September 9, 2004, Dayer
(162) wrote:
Loved the ending, this is a great poem
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A former member wrote:
Wow..a great poem..i love the ending:)
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A former member wrote:
Boxes are square. Boxes are everywhere. We are all boxes.
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A former member wrote:
"With all the faceless bodies -
Who once sold their souls. . .. " made me think here Zhee, great write :)
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On Friday, August 6, 2004, JiNx
(98) wrote:
great flow... very sad though... Great Write! *JiNx*
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On Friday, August 6, 2004, GirlintheBox
(41) wrote:
good rhyme scheme, nice flow *krystal*