Pale blue spores of rot stare at you
From the broken and bloody tips of
My fingernails, white mildew kissing
The translucent shells of my eyelids
Gummed and crusted with dried fluids.
The reek of ammonia and embalming
Fluid assault your nasal passages,
Barely masking the rotten and putrid
Scent of death that lingers in the air of
The morgue, a blanket of decayed flesh.
You trace the constellation of scars that
Line my thighs, a map of brutality, a tale
Of survival, decades of memories
Preserved in the ink staining my skin,
Secrets housed in their black outlines.
You twine your fingers in the sea of spilled
Locks fanning across the surgical table,
My hair stiff and brittle between your
Fingertips, as you choke back the flood
Of tears brimming, poised to overflow.
Empty, hollow thoughts flit across your
Mind as you ponder what dark things I
Hid from you in life and what mysteries
I now carry to the grave, deep into the
Belly of the corpse-saturated Earth.
Your fingers claw desperately at my
Lifeless wooden flesh, as if you could
Peel away my exterior, piece by piece,
Releasing the truths only I knew, as if
Such an act could assuage your guilt.
Audra Burwell
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- Category: Gothic
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Comments3
All though it was a little scary and very descriptive I liked this poem. nice job
I loved the horrific imagery in this poem. You placed the perfect amount of edge and detail between each and every line. Excellent work.
Brilliant!
(beware what yield, you ask
of hindsight
for in that rear view, mirror
where, all
is grotesque levels of transparent
truth itself, is distorted
into whirlwinds of plaguing, regret
undo, redo or delete
options
don't exist, in reality
even forgiveness, comes
with stipulations and gangrene
heart's
so if your crimes are as heinous
as that reflection, that greets you
then, may you be tormented
till the end of days
for
the memories, you cursed
your victims, with
will continue to tear them apart
till, their very last
while they strive to survive..
'You trace the constellation of scars that
Line my thighs, a map of brutality, a tale
Of survival, decades of memories
Preserved in the ink staining my skin,
Secrets housed in their black outlines. ')
just a great write, forgive me
I couldn't help but scribble a little
something in reply
to show you, how your words
impacted me
thanks for sharing, dear poet
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