Being a poet will kill you.
By kiss of the dark
I can't hardly think anymore...
Without pulling bits and pieces of my life
Out of sequence, then
Threading them together to make a poem
Any thought or idea that rushes to my head,
[blood swirls in my brain]
Pours out viciously in stanzas
[drip drip drip]
With staining rhyme...
It's thoughts like these that give me headaches,
Just like the one I have now...
Being a poet....inevitably will kill me....
~BUT~
I would rather die with pen in hand, my tragedy in script, than to die
with my secret rotting on my tongue.
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© 2006 kiss of the dark
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On Sunday, September 22, 2013, carlosjackal
(3010) wrote:
Excellent piece...And the message true and profound.
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A former member wrote:
nice ending :D
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A former member wrote:
w.o.w. this sums up why people write- because the other option is worse. better to have written then not have written. kudos
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A former member wrote:
Touching piece. Such truth spoken. Ive been consumed in poetry so long that I can only think in metaphores and dream in stanzas. ][ ][
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On Wednesday, February 8, 2012, Dreaming in Stanzas
(303) wrote:
This is crazy intense, the plight of a poet...those last two lines? Incredible... love it!
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On Sunday, April 13, 2008, Echoes of Orpheus
(359) wrote:
I'll agree with the last few comments in commending you on the final lines of the piece, brilliant...
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On Friday, November 30, 2007, thelostmessenger
(112) wrote:
wow. this is beautiful, so true... i love the ending, and, just, wow. *messenger
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A former member wrote:
*sigh*
The ending is really beautiful.
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On Monday, April 2, 2007, anakronistik_me
(24) wrote:
i am bookmarking this, if for no other reason than the last two lines. very well done.
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On Sunday, September 17, 2006, Bluegirl
(177) wrote:
Bravo. *poetic finger snaps here*
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On Friday, August 4, 2006, Alanarchy
(1200) wrote:
I wish my thoughts always came to me in poetry form. Half the time my poetry doesn't even come in thought form. What? Me either. Great write.
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On Friday, August 4, 2006, Eric
(78) wrote:
Amen! I could'nt agree more. Great write!
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A former member wrote:
all I can say is keep writing:)
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A former member wrote:
Damn, nicely done! Succombing to what it is you are yet with a sense of conviction. How ironic. What a well worded kung fu kick to the dome. Yous is alright!
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On Friday, August 4, 2006, TaintedButterfly
(670) wrote:
I agree with Cor, those last two lines, incredible! Wow... I think a lot of poets will relate to this. Bravo hun, well done! Julia~
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On Friday, August 4, 2006, PaperPromises
(54) wrote:
Those last two lines are the killer. Beautifully written! -Cor
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On Friday, August 4, 2006, veingo
(533) wrote:
Here, here. Wonderful. ^V^
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On Friday, August 4, 2006, The Shattered Heart
(32) wrote:
This is an excellant poem. I love the ending of it. Such words speak truth and earn a thumbs up from me.
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On Friday, August 4, 2006, Soulfire
(97) wrote:
"I would rather die with pen in hand, my tragedy in script, than to die with my secret rotting on my tongue." I agree 100%...bravo bravo!