Sufficient Would Suffice

By call to arms

His exterior is ordinary
Inside he weeps,
Beneath he rots.

The stagnant air he breathes
Repulses him.

Beside himself,
No one knows.

Everything he was,
Stolen.

There's nothing left but words,
Meaningless to them.
Life support, itching to be let out.

The thoughts consume,
And burn him to ashes.

He still has his pen.

Let the dogs in,
Because the death of a poet
Will satisfy with masses.
A tragic lonely tale
Allured but reluctant.

Unaquainted with the world
Beside himself
Rotting inside out
A disaster
A relentless lonely tale.

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Copyright 2004 mismatchedhearts
Published on Sunday, November 14, 2004.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • Kinkypoptart On Wednesday, April 20, 2005, Kinkypoptart (555)By person wrote:

    awesome write. I like it ~*~Tart~*~

  • A former member wrote: nice...i like the way this portrays a story~ Keep rockin, lm/ kelly

  • Lynaes On Sunday, November 14, 2004, Lynaes (854)By person wrote:

    Jeez.. I can attatch this to a friend of mine.. it's a horribly sad thing to see. "The stagnant air he breathes Repulses him" that was a very good line, well expressed.

  • Savannah On Sunday, November 14, 2004, Savannah (218)By person wrote:

    awesome work.. welcome

  • Loserland On Sunday, November 14, 2004, Loserland (113)By person wrote:

    good..love the title

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