Exacto Knife

by Sean Allen   Aug 16, 2005


I lay down the straight-edge
and with my exacto knife
I cut the long cut.
Well I've lost the good fight
and have moved on to the bad;

no I'm not sad,
I'm the sound and the fury
of an idiot generation lost
to the romance and bravery
of fictional he-men and heroines:
all of our yesterdays
signify nothing.

It is thick, so I press hard
and cut deep;
it's my job.
I cut the labels that
we paste to our foreheads.

Note:
I did not intend this poem to be about self-mutilation i.e. 'cutting.' Use your imaginations a little bit if you want to figure out what this poem is actually about.

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  • 17 years ago

    by Serina the Squid

    "no i'm not sad" is a weak line and seems forced and doesnt fit

    "I cut the labels that
    we paste to our foreheads." strong ending, perfect.

    Are you cutting a book? Seems silly, but in today's generation books are dying, they do have labels and they are labeled as well as thick.

  • 18 years ago

    by C Cattaway

    I think this would make a good song.. It has something about it.. I don't agree with some of the above comments.. it doesn't need to have any flow, as it already has it in its order. There is a poignancy about it, and it's so deep, that I can see how others can put the wrong connotations upon your words, however, it reads beautifully. Well done, this is 5/5 without a doubt. xx

  • 18 years ago

    by Megann Lee

    I thought this poem was very, unique and creative. I loved the concept of it, and thought the rythym and flows was rather good.

  • 18 years ago

    by Natalie

    Hm.. I don't really know what this is about. I know it doesn't sound like self infliction. But it was great that you made it like this. It really makes the reader think about it. Awesome job. And thanks for the honest comments, Very appreciated =] 5/5

    `Taleee

  • 18 years ago

    by Darien

    Lol, I figured this poem wasn't about cutting. It was really good though, I liked the 'hidden' message you were trying to send out to other people.. well at least what I got from it was 'labelling' haha. Good stuff