Cascades and Caskets

By monalisamarie

I open my box of memories and it is empty…
Except for a few painful shards.

Tell me good night, tell me good-bye.
And burn the pictures of my face.
I cannot bear another plight.
I cannot bear this disgrace.

No more thoughts left,
All my poems are a waste of paper.

Do you really think it’s proper
To stab me at the dinner table?

Like the bouquet worth a days wages
Laid on a hundred year old tombstone,
Is your scripture quoting lips
On your aberrant and immoral face.

And if you insist on killing me with a pitchfork,
I’d rather not die at all.

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Published on Monday, February 27, 2006. Filed under: "Depressed" and "Poetry"

Comments on "Cascades and Caskets"

On Monday, January 8, 2007, Step_20 (25) wrote:

I feel the same way about writing sometimes...what a waste of time. Sometimes that is when the best comes out of you.
A former member wrote: can you spell cus I can lol A-M-A-Z-N-G!!!!!!!!
On Thursday, April 20, 2006, Err0r (358) wrote:

This feels like controlled chaos to me. I liked it though. The one resolution at the end was perfect though. :)
On Wednesday, April 19, 2006, island warrior (210) wrote:

Painful in a classy kinda way.
On Monday, April 10, 2006, Equinox Asylum (140) wrote:

Just beautiful.
On Thursday, March 30, 2006, Dissolving Poet (560) wrote:

This was heartfelt, made you bleed open onto the screen.
On Sunday, March 26, 2006, manicheism (43) wrote:

mature and heartfelt; great work. i look forward to many more.
On Saturday, April 15, 2006, Velvet_Raventon (446) wrote:

Same here! ~V.
A former member wrote: "And if you insist on killing me with a pitchfork,/I'd rather not die at all." Muahaha, nor would I wish to die that way. This is, as glass said, a beautiful gem. And I, as well, welcome you to DP and hope you stick around. *Evangel*
A former member wrote: well, this was incredible..the second to last stanza was simply gorgeous, and the end blew me away. this entire poem filled me with emotion..i'm very impressed with this gem. welcome to dp, i hope you stay. :)