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Pick Your Rose

Roses drowning in their own passions
Thorns bleeding black down the razored stems

Butterflies with flaming wings alight on
Silken petals deceptively inviting
Plush cushions on which lords rest
For them to suck the sweet life away

Sugared copper to flow through their bodies
Lifting deadened souls to insanity
Maddened laughter lights the air
Sparking through the pressing velvet darkness

Shadows close around to mock the light
And smother it with sinister glee
Listen to its wails of strangled terror
As it slowly cracks
Crushed beneath the weight of its ever-present
.nemesis.

Pick Your Rose
And
In Turn
Your Demise

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On Thursday May 25th, 2006, dp_whipping_girl (406) writes:

oooh found this on a favs list and glad i did, its full of imagery to feed my starving senses; so hauntingly beautiful!! ty for sharing this. ~pf

On Tuesday May 23rd, 2006, The Zebra Warrior (2406) writes:

That Shadow rapture goon...lollipops, what a sad ball...but they do taste good don't they...lets have a good suck and see, ha ha!1 Great poem too, by the way..sniggers..naughtily.

On Wednesday April 26th, 2006, An Expired Member (60) writes:

nice

On Tuesday April 18th, 2006, mywristshurt (524) writes:

its beautiful.. i like it

On Tuesday March 28th, 2006, Baron Von Dark (150) writes:

The sweet smell cuts my throat with "...sinister glee." A garden of flowering images. Fantastic.

On Tuesday March 28th, 2006, Shadow Rapture (225) writes:

Now then. I can't truly believe you're only 16. Bee Jesus! Your have command and masterly intelligence for our short but full life. I was still sucking loolipops at 16! Great write (again)

On Tuesday March 28th, 2006, Muse (82) writes:

ehh but lollipops are sooo good..i still like em *grins lopsidedly*

On Thursday May 25th, 2006, dp_whipping_girl (406) writes:

errr i'm twice your age and i still suck popsicles regularly, (though it means i have to type with my toes)...i know i know, its like Freudian or something probably...who cares, it keeps my mouth busy.

On Tuesday March 28th, 2006, An Expired Member (5) writes:

Captivating. The imagery invoked is just...wow. You have a gift :)

On Monday March 27th, 2006, Gold Dust Woman (170) writes:

this is really moving and good. it just captivated me

On Monday March 27th, 2006, Lydia Jade (790) writes:

Im sorry but what drew me into this peice was the fact that i thought it said pick your nose, so i was like wtf...but upon reading this it isnt just a poem of sillyness, its very serious and beautiful...intelligent write well done

On Thursday May 25th, 2006, dp_whipping_girl (406) writes:

lol Lydia that would have me reading it too!

On Tuesday March 28th, 2006, Muse (82) writes:

lmao i was afraid that would happen, but i'm glad it did, thank you for your kind words

On Monday March 27th, 2006, The Fool (1003) writes:

You captivate me in your poetry, the flow the music that plays in my head just sweeps me away to anywhere you want with your poetry...

On Monday March 27th, 2006, RubyXero (460) writes:

damn...instant favorite. that poem was just...beautiful, excellent...moving. loved it.:)

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