Vermilion Carpet, Crimson Shroud

By Zhee

(to the parents i just met.... may you find the strength to live)

~they sit in an analeptic embrace â€“ yet so distant, so aloneâ€¦...~

The cup of wine the angel spills
Intoxicates the blackened cloud,
Draping death in the despondent room â€“
Vermilion carpet, crimson shroud.

The empty pill bottle drowned â€“
Engulfed in the deluge of despair,
Blood splattered gun now absolved
Behind the veil of a frigid stare.

Bereft dreams cradled in the lap
Of unlived life screaming aloud,
The plundered womb chokes upon â€“
Vermilion carpet, crimson shroud.
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~bury with broken hands â€“ what made you feel alive~

(they were the proud parents of a 16 yr old who shot himself)

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Published on Saturday, October 2, 2004. Filed under: "Poetry"

Comments on "Vermilion Carpet, Crimson Shroud"

A former member wrote: man..anways happy ramadan mubarak
On Saturday, October 16, 2004, Zhee (529) wrote:

thanks so much!
A former member wrote: really like the titled..brings back old memories cause i did try to same thing when i was 16 but i managed to survive..and now i tell everyone, If the world were to deny me existence right now I would feel a better man but it does not yet I feel a better
A former member wrote: zheala you rock as ever..i love the refrain. it should be made into a song...vermillion carpet crimson shroud..bye
On Wednesday, October 6, 2004, Sin (1135) wrote:

this makes my soul ache...you have such a way with words that even all this pain seems gracefully beautiful ~kristy
A former member wrote: very touching...this poem is very expressive and beautifully written.
A former member wrote: I love this poem. I can't smile about it, but I can't weep about it either. Thank you. ~Shane~
A former member wrote: The first stanza is what chills me the most. ~Shane~
A former member wrote: Life is hard. Love is harder. Death is hardest of all. I'm not sorry for having read this. I'm sorry you had to experience it though. I feel as though I'm the one who's dead. God Bless You. God Bless Them. ~Shane~
On Sunday, October 3, 2004, stuart_pid (135) wrote:

i dont know how you do it zhee, another perfect write.
On Sunday, October 3, 2004, Lynaes (854) wrote:

"~bury with broken hands â€“ what made you feel alive~" that tore me to shreds.. it's all too easy to relate to in so many ways.. I agree with everything purr said..
On Sunday, October 3, 2004, Lynaes (854) wrote:

the sorrow felt in this is choking.. you've done a highly creditable job, expressing this tragedy.. amazing.
On Sunday, October 3, 2004, Angst Queen (370) wrote:

i feel so bad for the parents. you expressed this wonderfully
On Sunday, October 3, 2004, lordshadow (153) wrote:

wow
On Saturday, October 2, 2004, purr_verse (1052) wrote:

what quiet power in this write... dignified and horrific; as has been said, crushing... beautifully expressed, and such sorrow leaving me choked.
A former member wrote: heart wrenching and crushing..beautiful and sad.
On Saturday, October 2, 2004, OLd SouL (717) wrote:

nicely written.
On Saturday, October 2, 2004, BeautifulCalamity (428) wrote:

the meaning behind it is sad, deadened... the poem is still beautiful, lovely words, and the morbid imagery.. put so much into my heart..
A former member wrote: Oh god, Zhee. This is crushing. It must be terrible to watch people go through that...or to go through that at all...beautiful.
On Saturday, October 2, 2004, girlafraid (479) wrote:

i agree with twi, the last line was crushing...what a terrible situation...how could you not be affected by it...the work is beautiful even though it holds great pain...