Putrefy.

by Poet on the Piano   Dec 3, 2018


I thought I had
buried the remaining bitterness
but it shoots through membranes,
infecting the heart,
polluting what once was rich soil.

Your existence
is a chemical I can’t be
thankful for.

I rarely hate,
only when I’ve wasted
lunar phases
forgiving what refuses to grow.
You never deserved hope
and now, l must face the poison.

I exist without protection,
without shelter from
unpolished emotions,
thinking any traces of anger
can still be flushed out
by the last summer storm,
forgetting it’s winter here.

Everything close to boiling over,
just don't go down in flames
as I press decayed memories
to my lip
so no one gets hurt
so I don’t lash out,
tongue like a hurricane,
spitting out gusts of regret,
uprooting progress.

My veins are already
chaotic
trying to heal after you;
please, leave me with
holes in my body,
stop trying to
push through.
I will suffocate
being your foundation.

    report violation
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  • 5 years ago

    by IdTakeABulletForYou

    Judge's Comment:

    Poet on the Piano has done it again with their poem, “Putrefy.”, bringing you into a darkly metaphorical place of neglectful love and its inability to ever sate a need for happiness. The ending is what tied the piece together for me, giving the reader a visualization of someone who is fully willing to suffocate their partner so that they, instead, might grow and flourish. This poem highlights a common and toxic type of relationship that is sometimes so hard to escape; especially when you love the person who’s killing you.

    -Stephen

  • 6 years ago

    by Star

    I took too much time trying to comment on this poem, I’ve been doing more reading than commenting, but this time I had to

    I could see that this piece has been described as a masterpiece and a gem, but in my opinion it’s more rhan that. It is you, it is the reality of many around your age.

    You’re suffocated and hurt, yet it feels like you’re not sure whether to let go or not. It’s always confusing of who you want to stay by your side.

    This is what I saw, I’m sorry if I’m out of line. But I’m so happy this is in the front page of the website, so that many can reach it!!

  • 6 years ago

    by DarkNDangerous

    This is amazing. So well written, and so close to how I am still feeling. Very well done! Needed this read.

  • 6 years ago

    by Sunshine

    WHAT a masterpiece. Ben was here before! I lost a gem to nominate!

  • 6 years ago

    by Brenda

    Beautiful write Mary Anne. Strong and fight worthy. Well done-

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