Poetry competition CLOSED 10th September 2012 10:30pm
WINNER
opheliac
opheliac
That empty seat beside you..
Poetry Contest Description
Make a poem about someone sclose to you who has passed away.
I know how it feels...
I am not making anyone compete in this comp.
I understand it may be difficult for some people to write about these kinds of things.
All I am saying is take your time, if you want to post. No rush.
If you don't, thanks for considering.
No limit.
Old or new.
Family memeber, friend, etc.
Just simply.. put your feelings on a page...
I am not making anyone compete in this comp.
I understand it may be difficult for some people to write about these kinds of things.
All I am saying is take your time, if you want to post. No rush.
If you don't, thanks for considering.
No limit.
Old or new.
Family memeber, friend, etc.
Just simply.. put your feelings on a page...
Anonymous
he was like an uncle to me...he just passed on the 18th of July
Rest In Peace
Just last weekend
your smile shined so bright
you played your guitar
and sang to us through the night
Like family you have been to us
through all these years
now in our hearts you will stay
and our goodbyes said through tears
One day you are here
the next you're gone
your heart has been weak
no longer could it be strong
Now your up in heaven
resting in peace
the lord took you home
to spread your wings and be free
Rest In Peace Joe
Rest In Peace
Just last weekend
your smile shined so bright
you played your guitar
and sang to us through the night
Like family you have been to us
through all these years
now in our hearts you will stay
and our goodbyes said through tears
One day you are here
the next you're gone
your heart has been weak
no longer could it be strong
Now your up in heaven
resting in peace
the lord took you home
to spread your wings and be free
Rest In Peace Joe
In The Ashes
I break without bleeding
And I’m crazy when I’m grieving
I hate that I’m still needing
Somehow I keep on breathing
All the pain, it makes me blind
Keeps my sanity in a bind
To myself, I can be so unkind
Blank it out just to unwind
The world is changed when I fall
It keeps on moving while I stall
Ghosts creep at night down the hall
Pinning me up against the wall
The memories bleed, resurrected
I am the opposite of connected
I stumble around, cold, dejected
Some new master is elected
I sleep to dream of a face
Travel to another time and place
Bundle it up in a case
Just so I can keep it safe
My face is etched with tears
My mind tormented by my fears
Words unspoken that no one hears
That rise and break upon deaf ears
Tidal waves of emotion
Crash and disturb this becalmed ocean
Of it all I only have a notion
Smashed out on a wasting potion
In the dark, I can let go
What unfolds no one knows
I collapse hard and slow
Into a phoenix I morph and grow
Appearances can be so deceiving
I know how to break without bleeding
I am not me when I’m grieving
Yet somehow I keep on breathing
I break without bleeding
And I’m crazy when I’m grieving
I hate that I’m still needing
Somehow I keep on breathing
All the pain, it makes me blind
Keeps my sanity in a bind
To myself, I can be so unkind
Blank it out just to unwind
The world is changed when I fall
It keeps on moving while I stall
Ghosts creep at night down the hall
Pinning me up against the wall
The memories bleed, resurrected
I am the opposite of connected
I stumble around, cold, dejected
Some new master is elected
I sleep to dream of a face
Travel to another time and place
Bundle it up in a case
Just so I can keep it safe
My face is etched with tears
My mind tormented by my fears
Words unspoken that no one hears
That rise and break upon deaf ears
Tidal waves of emotion
Crash and disturb this becalmed ocean
Of it all I only have a notion
Smashed out on a wasting potion
In the dark, I can let go
What unfolds no one knows
I collapse hard and slow
Into a phoenix I morph and grow
Appearances can be so deceiving
I know how to break without bleeding
I am not me when I’m grieving
Yet somehow I keep on breathing
Anonymous
For my brothers, Jason Wade Adams & Jeffery Allen Adams, who both died of self inflicted gun shot wounds to the head
Muted
I can't.
Keep my hands.
Off the wound.
Pick.
Pick.
Pickpickpickpickpick
jigsawed and vexed.
I can't forget
the babyness of your face
the sparkle of mischief
and the sweetness of being near
your death.
No, that's wrong,
it was life in the springtime
before you crawled into the soft center
of nothingness where I couldn't follow
and
amputated the silkworm umbilicus.
Precision, for once.
Hushed
as I admire the brutal
artistry
of your synaptic pyrotechnics.
Unable to congratulate you,
I am a white banded mockingbird
undermining the doctrine
of transmutation.
Muted
I can't.
Keep my hands.
Off the wound.
Pick.
Pick.
Pickpickpickpickpick
jigsawed and vexed.
I can't forget
the babyness of your face
the sparkle of mischief
and the sweetness of being near
your death.
No, that's wrong,
it was life in the springtime
before you crawled into the soft center
of nothingness where I couldn't follow
and
amputated the silkworm umbilicus.
Precision, for once.
Hushed
as I admire the brutal
artistry
of your synaptic pyrotechnics.
Unable to congratulate you,
I am a white banded mockingbird
undermining the doctrine
of transmutation.
I remember the day so clearly
Like a movie playing in my mind
I was nearly 15 when he died
He used to pat me on the head
give me pocket money always
let me sit in the middle of him
and his Hells Angel friends
they never told me to get lost
I was a pest that they suffered
you would never have known
they were good to me always
Looked out for his little sister
the Hells Angels were always
in my life and still are quietly
He came to me in a dream
so long after he was killed
it was a tragic road accident
that stole my big brothers life
Will never forget the funeral
hundreds of bikers followed
no helmets were worn that day
wreath in the shape of a Chopper
I will never for get the sadness felt
Not so long ago he came to me
in a dream again so very real
he told me about things he knew
things about me and how he watches
how he still looks out for me
and how no one will hurt me again
not in the way he did (my ex)
He hugged me for the first time
we never did hugs in my family
I didn't want him to ever go
but then he just vanished away
and there was an empty seat
I miss my brother so very much
endless hours of merciless haranguing
raging ducts and rising voices
staging a temporary protest
at infrastructural collapse
as a stretcher gets wheeled out
by hopeless hopefuls-
frenzied and disorganized
chaotic traffic-blaring horns-
centuries of seconds-
oceans of sweat drops-
souls being corroded
by acid time
finally the friendly smell of disinfectant
and death and the familiar deafening silence
with a thousand or so stored breaths
and characteristic paper work otherwise called
organizational procedures
time having been expanded in the maximum curvature
everything seems faraway-galactic
concrete and conditioned space finally is gifted
after necessary arrangements
tubes go in
exhilarating oxygen gets pumped in
life force is fed
life sap starts being circulated-
the drama unfolds
efforts start to show-
furtive glimpses taken by aproned demigods
hope starts to dwindle collectively at a stretch
being shown otherwise-from years of perfection
the greatest parody of highest magnitude
at play-fools at large
[laughter]
crushing hope and crashing organism
supported by noiseless machinery
and practiced deftness
of dexterous doyens
of physiology-
suppressed smiles and unmoving predicament
followed by plump ladies with dark circles-
all-in-whites habitual beings
always hibernating & carrying out orders
from their higher gods
[like us all]
time flies in fluid atavism
as energy savers illuminate the drab space
curious, apathetic eyes scan you
at your most vulnerable-
the pulp on display
as you try to pull yourself together-
[a soul cognizant with conscious effort]
in synchronized master stroke-Tortoise shell
teleported in a flash
silent murmurs of forced prayers
false promises of extravagance make curtain calls
stubbles appear
lachrymal glands swell and burst
and optimism floats in the air
coexisting with suspended belief
three feet above ground—an imperceptible quicksand
medicine and surgery and religion and science
at work
in tandem-hands folded
moving-shaky-moist
lips sealed, mechanical-
situational hazards, occupational demands
[boisterous laughter]
time moves swifter
than the clock exhibits—
grotesque manifestation of human impatience
innumerable hugs and
continual long distance phone calls and
optimal use of available resources-
all but unaided tendency
electronic cash
still heavy from intercellular friction
changes hands faster
than the ophthalmologist could register
generic antibiotics and imported placebos-all at work
injected venom-inflated sternum-disobedient rectum
an eye sore
a litmus test for infamous human endurance
full of stench and shrieks-
all you try to unsuccessfully avoid
focusing your wandering eyes
on your very own kin
fermenting your earthly ties
the very essence of your challenged relationship
thoughts originating randomly
emotions running amuck
fulfilling vacuum exploding inside you-
an endless black hole
of hopelessness-helplessness
only you would know and suffer
while others around you
as ignorant as you
pretend to comprehend
and the qualified care takers pat
on your drooped back
all you could think of would start and stop at you
Your loss-your grief-your tears-your fears
and the accusing stare would burn the dazzling deity
who-after a life of mild productivity to wishful thinking
suddenly appears dull and soulless-
just another bright hued statuette
the lifeline drops flat
a piercing static that grows louder
unchanging, unmoving silence with
the constant, prolonged beep
[such vice like grip]
the doctor leaves the room
the nurse follows suit
another statistical data
time to prepare-
move the new departure out
and make place for the new entrant
with sky high aspirations of
a continued life of blessed suffering
which would be tried to bought
[everything has a price-death and life, both]
with years of accumulated interest on fixed deposits
while you lose your consciousness
unable to process the result
crashing onto the granite floor
in a heap of startled flesh-
being held by hands
which belong to men with more resilience
or more nonchalance
curtain call
show‘s over
as usual no money back guarantee.
p.s-written a few years ago. on a prescription pad. the only
time i felt something regarding the death of someone.:]
Anonymous
Death of an Englishman
The words were small darts
punching holes in profanity.
The clock still said Friday.
The neighbours still peered through dirty glass
to the empty chair
with its biscuit crumbs
and saucer rings.
The air was stagnant with apathy
and you and me
silently prayed to just let things be
In a world in which he had simply left,
and yet,
they still poured the tea.
The words were small darts
punching holes in profanity.
The clock still said Friday.
The neighbours still peered through dirty glass
to the empty chair
with its biscuit crumbs
and saucer rings.
The air was stagnant with apathy
and you and me
silently prayed to just let things be
In a world in which he had simply left,
and yet,
they still poured the tea.
In memories of you
the shoulder shrug smile in the care home
a failing mind
Empty eyes would sparkle at my little tricks
putting sweet wrappers back into your packet
open to empty you would find
"A chuckle"
I would make you laugh
in your lonely world
so lost
inside yourself
I would ignite a spark in you
A flicker of remembrance
and you would sing
as light shone through
One year ago you faded away
you were just a shell
now dust that no longer hosts your soul
As you flew away into time and space
and I am here still
I stroll along the moonlit river path
I shall bring you flowers
today
Say hello into the breeze
Stay a while and try not to hurt
I will not cry
just like you
my tears fall on the inside
This one is about my boyfriend, I entered it in a comp before, can't remember when or where though. The last one for me.
On Notes Of Black Pepper
Smoke snakes into the sky as the pyre burns
from flesh to dust into the wind you disappear
My blown kisses follow on the breath of me
they permeate your spirit and I feel you here
A cold blanket holds my heart as I shiver
a woodsy aroma on notes of black pepper
Crystal tears hold memories as I take you with me
forever mine forever
In dreams you trace my spine we make love in this only place
Hushed words upon a melody of ethereal
And you become me
At night my bed shivers cold my cradle where you stay
I love you's fill space and time
And I grieve
So cold
Like ice
To melt
N
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r
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Long gone
So far into nowhere
Yet I feel your eyes always
I sense you as your coldness envelopes
And
Once in a while I smell your aroma woodsy on notes of black pepper
On Notes Of Black Pepper
Smoke snakes into the sky as the pyre burns
from flesh to dust into the wind you disappear
My blown kisses follow on the breath of me
they permeate your spirit and I feel you here
A cold blanket holds my heart as I shiver
a woodsy aroma on notes of black pepper
Crystal tears hold memories as I take you with me
forever mine forever
In dreams you trace my spine we make love in this only place
Hushed words upon a melody of ethereal
And you become me
At night my bed shivers cold my cradle where you stay
I love you's fill space and time
And I grieve
So cold
Like ice
To melt
N
e
v
e
r
.
.
.
.
.
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.
.
Long gone
So far into nowhere
Yet I feel your eyes always
I sense you as your coldness envelopes
And
Once in a while I smell your aroma woodsy on notes of black pepper
This is for my aunt...
She Has My Smile
You died on my birthday
Left me alone
I thought you would wait a day
Because you had love in every bone
But no, you couldn't wait
As the cancer spread
Because when I walked in the room
You were dead
For years I couldn't forgive you
I thought you left because of me
In my ten year old mind
I thought I should have left you be
But five years later
As I see your grandchild smile
I realize I was wrong
I'm so sorry it took me a while
She Has My Smile
You died on my birthday
Left me alone
I thought you would wait a day
Because you had love in every bone
But no, you couldn't wait
As the cancer spread
Because when I walked in the room
You were dead
For years I couldn't forgive you
I thought you left because of me
In my ten year old mind
I thought I should have left you be
But five years later
As I see your grandchild smile
I realize I was wrong
I'm so sorry it took me a while
Math was the only class we had
Hated it
Everyday you came in mad
And throw hilarious fits
But I guess it was all in good nature
You still glowed in your stature
Everyone could go to you
And it was almost like you knew
Nicest, boldest kid I've ever met,
But you missed the breaks, and headed straight for a nasty curb, now I just sit by an empty desk.
Hated it
Everyday you came in mad
And throw hilarious fits
But I guess it was all in good nature
You still glowed in your stature
Everyone could go to you
And it was almost like you knew
Nicest, boldest kid I've ever met,
But you missed the breaks, and headed straight for a nasty curb, now I just sit by an empty desk.
