An Undecipherable Requiem

By call to arms

Flawless seeds planted
By cruel, inhumane hosts,
A parasite to feed
An unexpected ghost.

Ripping apart and tearing
The flesh to the bone,
Only to cancel a curve,
Still, no one's home.

If we try to measure
A dream without a taste,
We'll only be deserving
Of every horror we face.

A heart fails to beat
A mouth to extend up
Pretty is meaningless
When there's nothing left to touch.

Without a thought of our own
We leave each other raw
A severed head, a loss
That no one can recall.

A tired voice remains,
An echo no one hears,
It's hard to see the beauty
Through all the pain and tears.

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© 2006 mismatchedhearts
Published on Friday, September 29, 2006.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • DowngradeBeauty On Tuesday, December 12, 2006, DowngradeBeauty (29)By person wrote:

    " Flawless seeds planted By cruel, inhumane hosts, A parasite to feed " Honestly those lines are what held, shook, captivated me. I really enjoyed the sensations stirred by this peice.

  • Dei On Saturday, September 30, 2006, Dei (663)By person wrote:

    This was painfully beautiful. Your words break my heart. kudos. -Natelle

  • A former member wrote: wow....

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