metaphor

By shortandpretentious

I've never been one to rail against fate
but rather rest my head on it like an airbag
deployed in the car crash we are,
knowing full well you've taken off your seatbelt
long ago and have flown through the windshield
leaving only a self-portrait of blood
on the headrest and dashboard.

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Published on Friday, March 25, 2005. Filed under: "Poetry"

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December 19th, 2012

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On Wednesday, March 22, 2023, carlosjackal (2788) wrote:

Literally bloody brilliant.
On Wednesday, December 19, 2012, Beautiful Incidental (38) wrote:

i read this and wanted to stand up and clap my hands...
On Wednesday, December 19, 2012, Stephanie Sideways (276) wrote:

This poem is immensely clever metaphorically speaking. It was a smooth read :-) but I don't share the sentiment, as I don't really believe in fate. But sometimes, when I am down, this is how it can feel, when things are not going your way , so this is a good poem for those times! Well done for poem of the day, shorthand pretentious
On Wednesday, December 19, 2012, PoetessDarkly (693) wrote:

wow K~ is right this is a jewel!
A former member wrote: beautiful and descriptive. "Fate is but a death waiting to happen" -method2madness
A former member wrote: "like an airbag deployed in the car crash we are...leaving only a self-portrait of blood on the headrest and dashboard." damn...this is good stuff!
On Saturday, August 26, 2006, Solace (1065) wrote:

I cannot help but feel that serratedsoul has missed the point, as far as my tired mind can tell, this is about being the airbag, attempting to save people who are inevitably going to wind up a self-portrait...
On Saturday, August 26, 2006, Solace (1065) wrote:

then again, on second thought it looks exactly that way serrated claimed...either way good work
On Friday, November 4, 2005, xserratedsoulx (212) wrote:

so don't stop fighting. YOU are shaping your tomorrows, so FIGHT, fight for your life. don't be some stuffed scarecrow, flopping about in the wind. ~lauren~
On Friday, November 4, 2005, xserratedsoulx (212) wrote:

i have to disagree with your submission to fate. you sound like you've surrendered and are ready to let this 'fate' lead you where it may. your life is your own.
A former member wrote: i love this...very creative and unique