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  >> Static Item >> Poetry >> Death >> ID #185234  |   Show DetailsPrinter Friendly Page Tell A Friend
Puddled Shards
another way of "cutting my life away"
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Puddled Shards

my floor is littered with daunting puddles
little overflows of tears cradling cuts of broken mirrors
one shard in particular beckoning to my grasp
terribly sharp
this 'broken' but fully functioning fragment

hypnotized at a fraction of my reflection
my veins puffed up in invitation
i wonder when i slash, or gash, or stab
and slit my arteries into rose garden hoses
how long will my pieces continue to function,
spurting my life onto the carpet

pools of tears drenching my floor in helpless outpour
slivers of glass decorating the ground in broken brilliance
lakes of blood congealing in disheartened testimony

when my vision begins to swim lazily
will i celebrate god that feels good
my anguish, my deliverance, my legacy
puddled shards on my bedroom carpet
waving goodbye to me




[auth note: inspired by Haizey's former item "cutting my life away"]
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