Hallucination

by Poet on the Piano   Dec 24, 2012


Falling,
in the strangest ways.
Hands reluctant
to end their task
of searching
for bottoms.

~But there were constant holes
in everything you wore~

I imagined ravens would peck
Baltimore avenues with cold and
unpublished misery when I left
'home'...

I thought I could finally rest,
knowing there would be unbreakable
stone to bash my heart against.

Waking,
unsure when nausea will stop
my inner clock from sinking
lower.

12/23/2012 at 11:10 pm.

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  • 12 years ago

    by Baby Rainbow

    Falling,
    in the strangest ways.
    Hands reluctant
    to end their task
    of searching
    for bottoms.

    ~But there were constant holes
    in everything you wore~

    - Oh this is so interesting. I take it to be that the holes represents some kind of faults, or betrayals etc.

    I imagined ravens would peck
    Baltimore avenues with cold and
    unpublished misery when I left
    'home'...

    - :O !! This wording is just fantastic, it is so dark and unique. the imagery is quite vivid fromt he words pecking, like a feast to the preditor. I also like how you used the word 'home' implying that it was more a place to stay but not where you felt truly at home.

    I thought I could finally rest,
    knowing there would unbreakable
    stone to bash my heart against.

    - I think here there should be a word between would and unbreakable? Perhaps 'be' ? It is very strong here to think of someone bashing their heart instead of their head, I have never come across this before and think it explains how much your heart is hurting and how much you want the pain to go away.

    Waking,
    unsure when nausea will stop
    my inner clock from sinking
    lower.

    - again an interesting ending, it is like you have been caught up in this little scene which you have dreamed or imagined and it has affected you deeply but perhaps more deeply because it is relating to certain situations in your life, certain feelings.

    Great poem. really well worded. xx

    • 12 years ago

      by Poet on the Piano

      Thanks so much Saffie for reading! And you're right, I needed to add the "be".