Submissions by The_Crone

I meant to write a masterpiece
About the world and sky
The sun and moon and stars
And a set of clear blue eyes
A masterpiece full of wonders
Life full of laughter and tears
Damnation, joy, dismemberment
Deterioration of sanity in a sum of years
One of forbidden gods, Jealous lovers
A history of sin
Decadence and stained-glass windows
Stolen jewels and whiskey and gin
I meant to write a masterpiece
Of love eternal and love denied
A tale of woe and horror
One of broken pride
Volumes of sentiment
And poetic...

A critical mind is something
But what i do not know
All that I can say
Is mine is really killing my flow
Judging every action
Scrutinizing every word
Trying to attain perfection
It's really beyond absurd
Since that ideal
Is a ridiculous human obsession
With no practical use
Due to temporal digression
This brain was meant to wander
Hop from place to place
Evident by the occassional
Far away look on my face
So what if my life
Has some cliche or forced rhyme
It doesn't make the endeavor
Less than...

Staring at a blank screen
I find it offensive
Forcing unresponsive words
Gives me a migraine
I must be out of favor with the Muses

My talent for coherence
Seems to have abandoned me
Gone to greener pastures
Left no forwarding address
Probably just as well

Practicality got a stranglehold
Choked the flow poetry
Distractions chew on the corners of my brain
Scattering my wits in their wake
I wonder if I will ever make the pen my sword again