Ecomium



I am holding it by its f*ck*ng neck.
I am so close, I can finally, be rid of it.
I pull it close to my face and scream,
"I told you, I told you!" as it looks and smiles, while trying to breath.
I pull out a gun from under my nightstand and grin as I pull back on its trigger,
"You sorry son of a b*tch, you watched me wither and turn to ice.
You never warmed my soul or comforted my plight."
The smile I am wearing is now adorned with wide eyes and nervous trembling,
I ramble about my plans to keep this wound from mending.
"Do it you coward" I tell myself, as I prepare to squeeze.
Right when I am about to pull, it begins to softly speak.
"You d*mn fool, what are you implying? your distress and sadness is your own!"
"Why are you f*ck*ng lying!" I replied, as I shook my gun and held it against its head.
"Its time I stopped your manipulation and put my shame to bed!"
I pushed it up against the wall, I screamed and whaled then.... It went off.
The room turned black and the clocks hand stopped. I felt the weight pull down as it dropped,
I finally destroyed what subjugated me. The one responsible for all of my misery.
Quietly I listen to their encomium, remembering the days my heart beat like a drum.
The days I died to live are long and gone. There is no gun shots, no sacred song.
A man yells, " All aboard" and I know I will never come back. One should never visit a King
on the flat of their back.
Font size:
Collection  PDF     
 

Submitted on March 01, 2017

Modified on March 05, 2023

1:24 min read
0

Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCDEFGHHIJKLLMNOPQHR
Closest metre Iambic octameter
Characters 1,390
Words 288
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 21

Discuss the poem Ecomium with the community...

0 Comments

    Translation

    Find a translation for this poem in other languages:

    Select another language:

    • - Select -
    • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
    • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
    • Español (Spanish)
    • Esperanto (Esperanto)
    • 日本語 (Japanese)
    • Português (Portuguese)
    • Deutsch (German)
    • العربية (Arabic)
    • Français (French)
    • Русский (Russian)
    • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
    • 한국어 (Korean)
    • עברית (Hebrew)
    • Gaeilge (Irish)
    • Українська (Ukrainian)
    • اردو (Urdu)
    • Magyar (Hungarian)
    • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
    • Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Italiano (Italian)
    • தமிழ் (Tamil)
    • Türkçe (Turkish)
    • తెలుగు (Telugu)
    • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
    • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
    • Čeština (Czech)
    • Polski (Polish)
    • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Românește (Romanian)
    • Nederlands (Dutch)
    • Ελληνικά (Greek)
    • Latinum (Latin)
    • Svenska (Swedish)
    • Dansk (Danish)
    • Suomi (Finnish)
    • فارسی (Persian)
    • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
    • հայերեն (Armenian)
    • Norsk (Norwegian)
    • English (English)

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this poem to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "Ecomium" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 18 Apr. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem/70177/ecomium>.

    Become a member!

    Join our community of poets and poetry lovers to share your work and offer feedback and encouragement to writers all over the world!

    April 2024

    Poetry Contest

    Join our monthly contest for an opportunity to win cash prizes and attain global acclaim for your talent.
    12
    days
    3
    hours
    4
    minutes

    Special Program

    Earn Rewards!

    Unlock exciting rewards such as a free mug and free contest pass by commenting on fellow members' poems today!

    Browse Poetry.com

    Quiz

    Are you a poetry master?

    »
    What American novelist took the title of his novel from a Robert Burns poem?
    A John Steinbeck
    B Thomas Wolfe
    C Thornton Wilder
    D John Dos Passos