Snowglobe



And so the world turned
to glass above my head
And shattered
above my head
and broke
above my head

And so the blood tastes like rust
and salt
and splintered hope
as it drips into my mouth
and stales
my tongue

And so I walk
with the world’s shards
embedded
in my head

And so, with veracity
at my heels
I send my appeals
to hell

And its fire
dances
across the world’s shards

And its breath
shakes
my house of cards
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Submitted on May 02, 2011

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Characters 391
Words 83
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 6, 6, 4, 4, 3, 3

Spirals

As of 7-16-10, I have stopped posting my poems on Lulu Poetry due to their copyright policy (which, if you have not already seen, please immediately read for the sake of your ownership over your poems). However, I continue to write poetry and I thank you for your wonderful feedback. Be Happy :) ~~~~~~~~ Huh. Well I just read that I am ineligible for the contest due to my age. (Oops). I feel the need to apologize for not posting my disqualifying age prior to my win. My most sincere apologies. (For those who have asked, I am 15. 16 in March of 2011) ~~~~~~~~ I have never taken a class nor had instruction nor really cared about the "traditional" formatting of poetry. To me, it is my thoughts and dreams interpreted in letters and words and (on occasion) grammatically correct sentences. I am very rarely satisfied with editing, but I love to hear criticism and critiques and to get all fired up about silly arguments on a website (cough, Juan). If poetry is my explanation, music (listening, playing, arranging, composing, preforming, and so on) is my escape and absurdity is my lover. more…

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