Infection

By lordshadow

perfect the pensive piercing pain
how masterfully you mar
satiate the sickening strain
that binds me without bars

destroying dreams with every dose
repentance in a pill
malignancy is more morose
so hard to swallow still

price-tags placed, prescriptions filled
procedures well-performed
a sterile surgeon suave and skilled
denounce the dammed/deformed

beauty blemished, a birth bereft
of flawlessness fictitious
losing all the life that's left
so scarcely surreptitious

your words are wounds I wear with pride
in every stitch and suture
I wouldn't waste my time to hide
from this, my fate and future

so paralyzed and perilous
I revel in reflection
of each caress and every kiss
of insolent infection

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Published on Thursday, October 14, 2004. Filed under: "Poetry"

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Comments on "Infection"

A former member wrote: Wow.. This is truly word art.. I'm enchanted!!.. Great poem of the day! :)
On Wednesday, February 27, 2008, ArtemisticSin (17) wrote:

That was pretty damn good...the alliteration held it together and the last few lines are a knock out
On Friday, February 9, 2007, lajeeves (46) wrote:

the best shit ive read in a while............I feel ya dog!
On Sunday, December 18, 2005, AHHH (184) wrote:

wow.sofisticatedly catchy.
A former member wrote: Wow, this poem takes me... I commend your work... Rachel aka hopeless_mortal
On Tuesday, December 28, 2004, AniDayz (812) wrote:

this is amazing...
On Sunday, December 5, 2004, Midnight Phoenix (240) wrote:

I like the unique rhyme-scheme you used. The content is also very vivid and interesting to read.
A former member wrote: Extremely impressive . . a wonderful write . . the depth is just amazing . . the poem as a whole is beguiling. Thank you for sharing ~ Rose
On Wednesday, December 1, 2004, Savannah (218) wrote:

I read this again and I must not have read it good the first time cuz it is absolutely awesome. I love the rhyme in it, how well it flows. Your use of vocabulary in this also is wonderful. Well done, indeed
On Saturday, November 13, 2004, Savannah (218) wrote:

I agree, always amazing...
On Thursday, November 11, 2004, Sin (1135) wrote:

what can i say, everytime i read you im amazed ~kristy
On Monday, November 1, 2004, Lotophagi (333) wrote:

just wow, you've managed to pull off one of the trickiest rhyming schemes (in my opinion) with superb grace.... This has to be one of the first successful serious pieces of poetry I've seen to achieve that.... excellent, excellent write.
A former member wrote: "your words are wounds I wear with pride in every stitch and suture" Yeah, I quoted it - just like the others below. I just loved that line. Lovely.
On Friday, October 15, 2004, Zhee (529) wrote:

*in awe*.. this was a magnificent write! profound depth and feeling.. wonderful flow and structure..brilliant work!!!
A former member wrote: dig the rhyme scheme as allways...this poem seems to have a personal meaning to you that try as I might I can not decipher
On Friday, October 15, 2004, lordshadow (153) wrote:

in deed it does... however if I told you, that would defeat the mystery and mystery makes for good poetry :-) thank you for your comments.
On Friday, October 15, 2004, DarkDruidess (313) wrote:

I must echo Solace on this..."Your words are wounds I wear with pride..." It was like you slammed a spear into my heart...incredible feeling in this piece...
On Friday, October 15, 2004, mysticventures (527) wrote:

you are the Master! *bows*
On Friday, October 15, 2004, Solace (1065) wrote:

"Your words are wounds I wear with pride..." I'm gonna remember that line, this was extremely well done indeed...
On Friday, October 15, 2004, purr_verse (1052) wrote:

the penultimate stanza is damn outstanding; could be used as an instructional device for how to create effective rhyme, metre, cadence & format without sacrificing meaning. excellent!