child's play

cinderella, dressed in yella
________stairs to kixss her fella
_____up
went
made a M!$7@kE, kissed a snake~
how many )=[|doctors|}-- did it take?


[::[one]::]
for every heart you shattered
so effortlessly,
my own shards mingling anonymously
in the jagged-edge pile


=##|two|##=
for the stitches
and the sutures you gave--
a souvenir
of everything gone wrong


]>~~three~~O
for the stethoscope
that listened to the hollow rushing
of septic blood as it flooded
backwards over my tonuge


[|__four__|
for the prescription bottles
that keep me company
late at night to
chase away your memory


(__]five[__)
for the residue
of you ringing in my ears,
inescapable if it weren't
for time-released safety


[::]_six_[::]~~
for the telephone
in the corner
that i'm afraid to answer
though it rarely rings


$$))__seven__>
for the therapist's pencil
scritch-scratching
across the paper in unsympathy,
recording my/your failures


""]}---eight----
for each needle
that never pierced a vein
in the same violent way
you infected my everything


[/ / / /nine/ / / />
for each pin, screw
and one night stand
i used in vain to
hold myself together


____ten____
for the flatline
and the stillness of my heart
with every breath i draw
into this chasmchest

• On Wednesday, February 13, 2008, Niemand (549) wrote:
  
  Wow, this was brilliant! *favorites* ... -Geisha
  
  
• On Tuesday, November 7, 2006, darth ren (34) wrote:
  
  that was really cool
  
  
• A former member wrote: wow i love how you wrote this poem expecially with all the little pictures. it made me want to keep reading
  
  
• On Friday, August 5, 2005, TheBardOfBlasphemy (423) wrote:
  
  the graphic/colour element really topped it off... was still amazing without... but especially "the stairs" in verse1 were a great idea... it's good to see people taking pride in their work ;)
  
  
• A former member wrote: wow! that was great
  
  
• On Monday, July 18, 2005, Drea (821) wrote:
  
  Wow! I'm kind of at a loss for words. Amazing.
  
  
• A former member wrote: wow that gave me that "im guna cry" feeling in my throat. great write, i can definently feel the pain. excellent read
  
  
• On Monday, July 18, 2005, Ablebody Peckawood (41) wrote:
  
  Great write :)
  
  
• On Monday, July 18, 2005, redtearswhitesnow (89) wrote:
  
  Amazing
  
  
• On Monday, July 18, 2005, Mischevious Princess (30) wrote:
  
  That was stunningly well written. I love it!
  
  
• On Monday, July 18, 2005, PoeticHellion (210) wrote:
  
  Wow. That is absolutely, amazing. I love it.
  
  
• On Monday, July 18, 2005, Elegant Kiss (224) wrote:
  
  oh boy. damnit, doll. I'll come back to this.
  
  
• On Monday, July 18, 2005, doll on the rag (206) wrote:
  
  hee... *mwah*
  
  
• On Monday, July 18, 2005, Six-Out (1604) wrote:
  
  god....damn.
  
  
• On Monday, July 18, 2005, doll on the rag (206) wrote:
  
  why does everyone like to swear at me over my poems? makes me so sad... =(
  
  
• On Monday, July 18, 2005, Six-Out (1604) wrote:
  
  You light a fire in my pants, that's why.
  
  
• On Monday, July 18, 2005, doll on the rag (206) wrote:
  
  that isn't at all my fault. you're not blaming any vd on me, sweet.