Black and Poison Flowers

by Katie Silva   Aug 11, 2004


My tears create a river
For the poison flowers to drink
They grow taller than i am
Within them i do shrink

They enjoy their time using me
With thorns they scratch my skin
Constantly i try to break free
But love wont let me in

All day and all night
They will continue to grow
They laugh at me for i am weak
And my river continues to flow

They choke me through the years
Still i lye in this deadly place
They become stronger through my tears
Streaming down my face

They've grown so tall above me
That i live in their dark shadow
And as the pain grows along with them
My tears will always follow

I still await on the sun deprived grass
As the black flowers take my soul
I long for love to save me now
To make my empty life become whole

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  • 20 years ago

    by Andrea

    wow, you are very talented and i cannot wait to read more from you! i have to add you to my fav. list.

  • 20 years ago

    by .x.PorteR.x.

    Woah that is heaps good. It's beautiful and emotional and captivating. I'm gonna have to go and read your other poems now, you have real talent! You go girl!

  • 20 years ago

    by Sean Allen

    Great poem, the poisonous flowers could be many things, but I would interpret them as your fears and disappointments in life. I noticed that in your poem you used "lye" instead of "lie", and I wondered whether that was a mistake, or whether you used it as a pun, since lye is a substance that eats flesh.

  • 20 years ago

    by Marta

    wow.. i loved this one. one of my favorites. i love the way you write, awesome job. lookin forward into seeing more :) xoxo

  • 20 years ago

    by natasha

    i loved it truly awesome work

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