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phantom limb
the phantom limb
is truly a phatom
the ghost of my dead leg
lingering
as if the part that died
is in between worlds
the rest of my body
moving through life
as the appendage
dangles in limbo
held in wait
for the rest to follow
and the pain(?)
demons trying to pull
it and me into death
we all go
or we all stay
my soul holds on to that missing part
"for dear life"
in the fullest sense of the phrase
"all for one, and one for all"
in the fullest sense of the phrase
is truly a phatom
the ghost of my dead leg
lingering
as if the part that died
is in between worlds
the rest of my body
moving through life
as the appendage
dangles in limbo
held in wait
for the rest to follow
and the pain(?)
demons trying to pull
it and me into death
we all go
or we all stay
my soul holds on to that missing part
"for dear life"
in the fullest sense of the phrase
"all for one, and one for all"
in the fullest sense of the phrase
Published 29th Oct 2010
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29th Oct 2010 5:26pm
i like the way you used the word 'appendage'...it gives it this real distant and distinct form.
29th Oct 2010 7:13pm
distant and gone from this world.. but still here with me.. constantly yelling at me.. reminding me of that terrible night and whispering in the undertone "wtf did you do that for?"
1st Nov 2010 6:40pm
I think if you stopped this poem at 'for the rest to follow', it would be brilliant! That first half if so powerful, that you don't need the rest.
