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i hear my heart beat a fool's rhythm
cursed thing
it remains open to bleed
all the ghosts in my head
grinning death masks
all the spirits in my bed
keeping my pauper's eyes wide open
if god has mercy
there's been very little in this land these days
and i've yet to see the meek inherit a bloody thing
i met my best friend
in the mouth of a shark
for a shiny quarter
cold waters on such a lovely day
my friends are bettalions of wax figurines
my muses taunt me out upon a crucified string
the ocean keeps singing my name
over the 50 foot rocky cliffs
erronious words i speak the moment i open my mouth
i keep looking but never step back
i hold my bullets like precious petals
counting one by one
here i am
here i'm not
oh,
but,
despite my
selfish poisons
foolish heartbeat
eyes wide shut
madame tussaud friends
and those shark blue eyes
i perch upon the bluff
spark another cigarette
give a nod and smile skyward
i'll see you later...
...much later.
cursed thing
it remains open to bleed
all the ghosts in my head
grinning death masks
all the spirits in my bed
keeping my pauper's eyes wide open
if god has mercy
there's been very little in this land these days
and i've yet to see the meek inherit a bloody thing
i met my best friend
in the mouth of a shark
for a shiny quarter
cold waters on such a lovely day
my friends are bettalions of wax figurines
my muses taunt me out upon a crucified string
the ocean keeps singing my name
over the 50 foot rocky cliffs
erronious words i speak the moment i open my mouth
i keep looking but never step back
i hold my bullets like precious petals
counting one by one
here i am
here i'm not
oh,
but,
despite my
selfish poisons
foolish heartbeat
eyes wide shut
madame tussaud friends
and those shark blue eyes
i perch upon the bluff
spark another cigarette
give a nod and smile skyward
i'll see you later...
...much later.
i couldn't do it even if i meant to...
i don't want to follow death and all of his friends.
good evening, i'll see you tomorrow.
i don't want to follow death and all of his friends.
good evening, i'll see you tomorrow.
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I really love this. The imagery and the tone and the flow all work perfectly together. They really do. I didn't get the allusion to a "madam tussaud," but that may because I'm sadly lacking in certain areas of culture. Either way, the poem was great. That being said, I don't particularly like the use of ellipses in poems. Or anywhere except dialogue, really. It implies that there's more, and if there's more it should be there, not represented by three periods.