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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 – yet so distant, so alone…...~
The cup of wine the angel spills
Intoxicates the blackened cloud,
Draping death in the despondent room –
Vermilion carpet, crimson shroud.
The empty pill bottle drowned –
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 –
Vermilion carpet, crimson shroud.
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~bury with broken hands – what made you feel alive~
(they were the proud parents of a 16 yr old who shot himself)
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Copyright 2004 Zheala
Published on Saturday, October 2, 2004.
Filed under:
"Poetry"
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A former member wrote:
man..anways happy ramadan mubarak
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On Saturday, October 16, 2004, Zhee
(529)
wrote:
thanks so much!
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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
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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
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On Wednesday, October 6, 2004, Sin
(1168) wrote:
this makes my soul ache...you have such a way with words that even all this pain seems gracefully beautiful ~kristy
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A former member wrote:
very touching...this poem is very expressive and beautifully written.
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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~
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A former member wrote:
The first stanza is what chills me the most. ~Shane~
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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~
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On Sunday, October 3, 2004, stuart_pid
(135) wrote:
i dont know how you do it zhee, another perfect write.
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On Sunday, October 3, 2004, Lynaes
(859) wrote:
"~bury with broken hands – 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..
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On Sunday, October 3, 2004, Lynaes
(859) wrote:
the sorrow felt in this is choking.. you've done a highly creditable job, expressing this tragedy.. amazing.
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On Sunday, October 3, 2004, Angst Queen
(370) wrote:
i feel so bad for the parents. you expressed this wonderfully
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On Sunday, October 3, 2004, lordshadow
(153) wrote:
wow
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On Saturday, October 2, 2004, purr_verse
(1059) wrote:
what quiet power in this write... dignified and horrific; as has been said, crushing... beautifully expressed, and such sorrow leaving me choked.
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A former member wrote:
heart wrenching and crushing..beautiful and sad.
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On Saturday, October 2, 2004, OLd SouL
(732) wrote:
nicely written.
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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..
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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.
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On Saturday, October 2, 2004, girlafraid
(480) 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...
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