x'd out eyes. [we're drawn so badly]

By Six-Out

anxious as always.
tracing my fingers on a frame
of an outdated.intricate-picture - of faces without. names
family history bought and sold. at a shop on the corner
for three quarters. their misery takes it's place
on the border
between depression and obsession- for that which we can not have
no matter how hard we fight.
we're always dying to fall back- into the arms
of a stranger. eyes revealing their past
we wish for their hopes. we die for their anger
fantasized.lies we despise ourselves for shoving a coat hanger
up our own thighs.inside- to abort any tears that we cried
tossing our lives into a manger- our saviour has died
lies.lies.lies.-wordspears to the sky. weep for humanity
we killed Jesus Christ


we are a cervical cancer- to a new birth of life.
spite. trite words- and a spit-fired delight
oilpaintings. and holy water- watching the colors run
night sung- kick the gun. look down the barrel
you're blinded by the sun


pupils scarred- be happy. because happiness won't last for long

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Copyright 2005 Jon Rodgers
Published on Sunday, July 24, 2005.     Filed under: "Beat" and "Poetry"
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  • italianbella On Monday, December 24, 2007, italianbella (183)By person wrote:

    you are a genious:) Everytime I read something of youres I continue to be amazed I hope you get youre inspiration back id really enjoy reading more:)

  • Mylissa On Monday, July 9, 2007, Mylissa (825)By person wrote:

    this is tragic, beautiful and a creation that should be heard, a visit to a open poetry haven. I like this a lot.

  • Lotophagi On Thursday, August 4, 2005, Lotophagi (333)By person wrote:

    this aches. metaphorical power that digs deep into the feminine psyche and probes where the barriers start. superb write mister, you amaze me neverendingly. Thank you.

  • elisa On Saturday, July 30, 2005, elisa (1595)By person wrote:

    partial birth aborted poetry...an illegitimate near-born messiah...Christ committed suicide inside the virgin long before the coat hanger came for the kids in the Catholic Church...someone must've warned him about the cross waiting on the otherside*wink*

  • AniDayz On Thursday, July 28, 2005, AniDayz (812)By person wrote:

    dammit jon.you do this to me...everytime...i read your works and am just completely immersed in them....can not find anything right to say...you always leave my mind spent...and i fucking love that.

  • xserratedsoulx On Wednesday, July 27, 2005, xserratedsoulx (212)By person wrote:

    there are no words. you have captured humanity. ~lauren~

  • A former member wrote: Damn Jon the offbeat rhyme and rhythm of this was fantastic, the message horrifying but only because it dripped with the afterbirth of truth. Fucking pimp. ~Ryan

  • sIo On Sunday, July 24, 2005, sIo (898)By person wrote:

    i'm speechless.

  • stormtalk On Sunday, July 24, 2005, stormtalk (727)By person wrote:

    You certainly turned that clip into something solid and excellent... nice stuff. The rhyme in the second stanza's great.

  • Kinkypoptart On Sunday, July 24, 2005, Kinkypoptart (555)By person wrote:

    I've always loved the way you write. Thought Provoking... Mystical... captivating... Great write ~*~TarT~*~

  • redtearswhitesnow On Sunday, July 24, 2005, redtearswhitesnow (79)By person wrote:

    "we despise ourselves for shoving a coat hanger up our own thighs.inside- to abort any tears that we cried " amazing.


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