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April 5, 2009
By MattRgrs PLATINUM, Maplewood, New Jersey
MattRgrs PLATINUM, Maplewood, New Jersey
20 articles 0 photos 8 comments

Take everything I have ever made and run it through me. Let me soak up
every bitter emotion. Let's pray I make it to the hospital, so as doctors and
nurses “tsk” and task I can discover that I don't want to be
stitched back up, I don't want to be saved. No.
I want to be made into
an example.
“Look” they will say,
“Come see.”
“Look.”
“Come see.”



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maryk said...
on Apr. 27 2011 at 7:28 am
This is a beautiful and sophisticated piece. Keep it up. You have a gift.

on Mar. 10 2011 at 1:28 am
The.King SILVER, Golden, Colorado
9 articles 1 photo 69 comments

Favorite Quote:
"A story's beginning is a sudden event. The start, a happy accident; the end, the fate for which it's meant. A story that never ends is a sad fate."-Miss Edel

I don't get it! Eveyone else is seeing all these deep dark secrets and meanings, but to me it's gibberish... I don't see how the photo, title, or poem itself go together at all!

 

Gah! I've never been good at reading poetry anyways.


akell PLATINUM said...
on Oct. 2 2010 at 9:54 pm
akell PLATINUM, Asheville, North Carolina
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Favorite Quote:
There can be no society without poetry, but society can never be realized as poetry, it is never poetic. Sometimes the two terms seek to break apart. They cannot.
-Octavio Paz

I had to comment.  This piece is incredible. There is so much to discover within the few lines which take my mind beyond the furthest reaches of the galaxy. There, in that place, I am satisfied; thank you. I would greatly appreciate any critiques on my work.

on Sep. 21 2010 at 9:33 pm
Aristine BRONZE, Coppell, Texas
1 article 0 photos 16 comments

Favorite Quote:
Show me a hero and I will write you a tragedy. - Scott F. Fitzgerald

I love the flow of this poem. Everything runs into each smoothly and you place your line breaks wisely. The ending was particularly powerful to me.

Eilatan GOLD said...
on May. 26 2010 at 4:08 pm
Eilatan GOLD, Old Greenwich, Connecticut
11 articles 1 photo 307 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Nobody is normal. Everybody in the world is a weirdo freak. Except you, which makes you a weirdo freak."

I've memorized this and recite it to myself every day.

on May. 12 2010 at 1:29 am
AlexandraVasari PLATINUM, Fort Stewart, Georgia
28 articles 4 photos 174 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Writing songs is super intimate. It's a bit like getting naked"~ Gwen Stefani

hahaha no problem!:)

on May. 11 2010 at 11:21 pm
Boosflash DIAMOND, Papillion, Nebraska
55 articles 0 photos 2066 comments

Favorite Quote:
What the front door.

ty captain

on May. 11 2010 at 11:20 pm
Boosflash DIAMOND, Papillion, Nebraska
55 articles 0 photos 2066 comments

Favorite Quote:
What the front door.

ty. captain.

on May. 11 2010 at 10:47 pm
AlexandraVasari PLATINUM, Fort Stewart, Georgia
28 articles 4 photos 174 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Writing songs is super intimate. It's a bit like getting naked"~ Gwen Stefani

Oh hahaha sorry about that! rofl means rolling on floor laughing, which is what I'm doing right now;) and btw means by the way! :)

on May. 10 2010 at 9:14 pm
jessica.cherish.conner GOLD, Elk Grove, California
11 articles 0 photos 87 comments
After I read it again i smiled a little, only because it reminded me of seeing a dead humans body parts, and i just though about who belonged to those parts... But this is really good I totally get it (i hope)

on May. 10 2010 at 9:05 pm
Boosflash DIAMOND, Papillion, Nebraska
55 articles 0 photos 2066 comments

Favorite Quote:
What the front door.

i'm not really mr. internetal. what does btw and rofl mean?

on May. 10 2010 at 8:44 pm
AlexandraVasari PLATINUM, Fort Stewart, Georgia
28 articles 4 photos 174 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Writing songs is super intimate. It's a bit like getting naked"~ Gwen Stefani

rofl that's too funny and ik whatcha mean! thanks for recomending it btw:P it is very interesting....

on Apr. 18 2010 at 8:11 pm
Boosflash DIAMOND, Papillion, Nebraska
55 articles 0 photos 2066 comments

Favorite Quote:
What the front door.

yeah it's dark. "every bitter emotion"-dark but funny. maybe if you saw my work you'd get my sense of humor. even reading it again now- I think the depressing part is whats so funny. perhaps I have a drk sense of humor. like if you said-dont save me. just let me sit here and rot into a million peices. to me that's funny. I guess cause of the sarcastic tone to it.

Eilatan GOLD said...
on Apr. 18 2010 at 7:16 pm
Eilatan GOLD, Old Greenwich, Connecticut
11 articles 1 photo 307 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Nobody is normal. Everybody in the world is a weirdo freak. Except you, which makes you a weirdo freak."

i see what you mean, but i still don't get how you can laugh at it. some poems have been so good they've made me smile, but never crack up. and this one seems especially dark...

on Apr. 18 2010 at 7:11 pm
Boosflash DIAMOND, Papillion, Nebraska
55 articles 0 photos 2066 comments

Favorite Quote:
What the front door.

I wasn't laughng because it was funny-(because it's not funny) I was laughing because I was amused at how awesome the poem is and how much it hit home. even reading it now- the first few lines make me bust out laughing. it could just be my personal reaction. I've been told I'm a bit weird. actually it is kind of funny.

Eilatan GOLD said...
on Apr. 18 2010 at 6:50 pm
Eilatan GOLD, Old Greenwich, Connecticut
11 articles 1 photo 307 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Nobody is normal. Everybody in the world is a weirdo freak. Except you, which makes you a weirdo freak."

i don't get it- this isn't funny at all. it's deep and meaningful and good, but i'm not laughing... am i missing something?

on Apr. 18 2010 at 1:23 pm
Boosflash DIAMOND, Papillion, Nebraska
55 articles 0 photos 2066 comments

Favorite Quote:
What the front door.

I read this and I couldn't stop laughing-until I stopped laughing. I get it. it's great to know somebody else also gets it. keep writing . I'm sure you heard that already. seriously keep writnig. could you read some of my stuff?

on Mar. 1 2010 at 6:26 am
I loved it. So sad, but moving. I really love your work. Keep writing.

on Aug. 28 2009 at 10:37 am
this one made me sad. your poems are really good at drawing out emotion

poetman said...
on May. 6 2009 at 12:10 pm
I feel the despair. You are a good poet.