Obituaries

by Melpomene   Mar 30, 2014


I have written about loss like
my body is tomb for cupid arrows
plucked from my ancestors.
Small-scripted obituaries of
every lover onto my skin

erased and
repeated.

My body is a mausoleum,
designed by a musician and
redesigned by an artist,

and if you asked one to describe
me he'd say I was the scent
of aging metal on his ring finger
and the numerals on his bones.

And I often wonder how he felt
when he made the music I write to,

when did he begin his grieving?
why were his instrumentals about me?
I know a lot of women would find that
romantic, but he, he used his titles
as a branding,

Why did I barter hips for love?
When did he know the "time had
passed for us"

When did I start asking so many
questions?

Probably when my poetry began to
reflect his dishonesty. He knew I
would find absence in his
creativity.

The last time I saw you, you
fed me at the airport, and I told you it
was the last time you would see me.

That was
two and a half years ago.

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  • 9 years ago

    by Ben Pickard

    This is excellent and I agree with Maddy: nothing is wasted here - each word and stanza is full and meaningful. There is no 'filler'. A skilled piece of writing all the very best
    Ben

  • 10 years ago

    by BlueJay

    I know this piece has been here for a while but I found it today for the first time. I read every line of it with curiosity as to what your creativity had left for me to read in the next. I really like the way the the reflects so much without necessarily giving the piece away. I also really enjoyed the style - it enhanced the tone. Every word was exact and had just enough strength to suit the others around it without seeming dull or uninteresting.

    "And if you asked one to describe
    me he'd say I was the scent
    of aging metal on his ring finger
    and the numerals on his bones"

    ^this stanza is my favorite. It is so creative and it just leaves the reader going "wow" the imagery and the comparisons are well thought of and phenomenally penned.

    Excellent write

  • 10 years ago

    by Yakari Gabriel

    WELL DAMN

  • 10 years ago

    by Britt

    Well, that's heartbreaking!

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