The Last Poem I Ever Want to Write About a Girl

By Mathesix

Today I watched the sun as it fell from the sky...
Literally

It crashed among the vermilion fields
Of unicorn haunts and fairy tale wishes
Like a firefly into my pupil
A kinetic response to mirror my pain
Spewing fire-drops of ruby discontent

Discontent, malcontent, this monument I do raise
A testament
To every wondrous moment we shared
Lollipops and gumdrops and bubblegum patches
To seal the cracks created

Created, cremated, this heart in my hand
Still beating for the memory
This utterly insane fallacy
Of life and love and secondhand daydreams
I tried to salvage us with every ounce of myself
I have nothing else to give

To give, forgive, me and my assumptions
I didn't presume to know
A whore dressed in a princess's clothing
Tinted with aspirations to become the
Queen of Spades

Spades, shades, of long lost kingdoms
Precariously perched upon waterfalls
With rainbows criss-crossing
The spires
Invisible in the clouds as was I...


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© 2006 Joshua Cagle
Published on Monday, June 12, 2006.     Filed under: "Reflective" and "Poetry"
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  • A former member wrote: i love the beginin of this so .. sooo fantasy like and the imagery is quite exquisite:)

  • Solace On Friday, July 27, 2007, Solace (1065)By person wrote:

    I came back :) I still love how it works itself up into a rhythm - and i think that the ending ties itself in far more seamlessly now - it truly is a well written piece. Cheers

  • A former member wrote: The words are a maelstrom...thrashing about my head. Sighs, lies, sugared broken heart demise...incredible!

  • Drea On Tuesday, June 13, 2006, Drea (1388)By person wrote:

    Respect. Such images, flow...honest.

  • ZealousValadiction On Monday, June 12, 2006, ZealousValadiction (42)By person wrote:

    ...wow were have I been that I missed this write. I love the imagry in this poem and the mood itself is in my eyes perfect. Great write-Laurie

  • Thorn On Monday, June 12, 2006, Thorn (282)By person wrote:

    You craft a beautiful tangle of surreal imagery that hes me captivated... I am amazed.

  • A former member wrote: "It crashed among the vermilion fields/Of unicorn haunts and fairy tale wishes" God, have you portrayed a wonderful thought process here. You left me gasping for more at the end...brilliant! ~*Beth*~

  • Mathesix On Monday, June 12, 2006, Mathesix (40)By person wrote:

    *Note- The ending has been changed since Sir Solace's comments. Whether they still apply, of course, is to his discretion.

  • Solace On Monday, June 12, 2006, Solace (1065)By person wrote:

    Firstly, this has the beginnings of a good piece of poetry - I like how you have conveyed the unrealistic view - almost satyrically. Secondly, the conclusion was a little cliche, a little trite - forgive the critic for criticism...

  • A former member wrote: I agree with Solace. And btw... mostly whores dress even better than princesses, maybe cause they are more aeware of reality.

  • dp_whipping_girl On Monday, June 12, 2006, dp_whipping_girl (234)By person wrote:

    clearly you have never seen East Colfax in Denver, Colorado on a Friday night; theres no way those women dress better than the former Japanese princess did before she gave up her royalty for marriage. ~pf

  • Solace On Monday, June 12, 2006, Solace (1065)By person wrote:

    There is some truly great metaphor and scenery within this "created cremated heart in my hand" alliteration painted with perfect meaning and the rythm was divine

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