Tuesday's Coming, Did You Bring Your Jacket?

by Anthony Duvalle   Mar 23, 2008


Sit down and just think
Don't rush your thoughts
Your mind is on the brink
But you've got no time to breathe

Let the blood flow like a river
There's no stopping it now
Just finish your balancing act
And take a long, relaxed bow

Step out your front door
Everyone wants to see Cuts Galore
Now they're applauding for more
How could you refuse an encore?

A message written in blood
Stretched across your face
Not much time left
They must read in haste

"I am the vision of suffering
inside your mind, your heart
and your happiness I am buffering
until your soul and body do part."

The decrepit man fell to his knees
Leaking blood from his eyes
The hearts of his audience he did seize
The only sound emitting were cries

Tattoos of his painful story
Now bleeding ink down his chest
Shooting out his mouth,
Were tortured souls at best

He screamed one last time
Before falling to the pits of hell
No one who had applauded him
Had a happy thought left to tell

They spread the plague far and wide
Never knowing or fore-warning
That across your face a message
Was freshly cut every morning

"I am the vision of suffering
inside your mind, your heart
and your happiness I am buffering
until your soul and body do part."

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  • 16 years ago

    by xTheEcstasyOfSuicidex

    Hm. This one is a lot better than the other one.

    First off, I love the title, like all of yours.

    Second off, it made more sense and seemed to flow better.

    Third, though, I hated that there wasn't <much> flow. You really should put punctuation in there.

    Fourth, I did get the meaning this time. Not too bad on it.

    Fifth, you had some cliche rhyming, which I didn't like, but it wasn't too bad.

    Overall, it was alright. Not the best I've read, but better than the other one of yours.

    Sorry, Babe.

    xTheEcstasyofSuicidex 4.5

  • 16 years ago

    by Brittany

    I love the title.
    Not sure how it really relates to the poem, but I think it's interesting when I look at both the poem and the title.
    I didn't one hundred percent catch your flow because sometimes you changed the pattern, but some parts did flow magnificently.
    I loved the concept of your poem, and your word choice was flawless. It was very mature and it captured amazing images.
    Very well done =]
    5/5.

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