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Poor thing, Clara, she was the perfect child
“But sin is an effort to gain the ecstasy and the
knowledge that pertain alone to angels and in
making this effort man becomes a demon.” (Arthur Machen, 1904)
Poor thing, Clara, she was the perfect child.
The old bathroom is stripped down to the bone,
The prettiest skirts, and her little scraped-up knees,
only broken tiles and cobwebs remaining.
AND her infectious smile. Oh, what a shame.
The yellow stain where an imported
The losses we suffer in times like these.
marble vanity probably used to be.
She used to be such a perfect child.
What her parents must have thought about
The wood trim that hadn’t rotted away
the things that her rotten hands were doing.
looked like it had become food for the rats.
I’ve heard all about the unspeakable things.
This quiet cursed place has held onto
Sometimes I feel as though I’m cursed.
her ever since then. that poor thing Clara…
The Witch of the Henry Estate they call her...
Hear her scuttle and whisper in the walls.
knowledge that pertain alone to angels and in
making this effort man becomes a demon.” (Arthur Machen, 1904)
Poor thing, Clara, she was the perfect child.
The old bathroom is stripped down to the bone,
The prettiest skirts, and her little scraped-up knees,
only broken tiles and cobwebs remaining.
AND her infectious smile. Oh, what a shame.
The yellow stain where an imported
The losses we suffer in times like these.
marble vanity probably used to be.
She used to be such a perfect child.
What her parents must have thought about
The wood trim that hadn’t rotted away
the things that her rotten hands were doing.
looked like it had become food for the rats.
I’ve heard all about the unspeakable things.
This quiet cursed place has held onto
Sometimes I feel as though I’m cursed.
her ever since then. that poor thing Clara…
The Witch of the Henry Estate they call her...
Hear her scuttle and whisper in the walls.
Published 13th Apr 2024
Author's Note
This is the first poem I have finished in 2 years so it might be a little rough around the edges.
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It's intriguingly written but I
can't ID anything.
On rereading it I think you've
got some lines in the wrong
places. If that is deliberate I
guess that is something brand
new, to me. Something on the
lines of Transposition?
On rerereading it I can see it's
deliberate. There's two forms of
typing, italics and normal. So
that's different to me. Clever U.
can't ID anything.
On rereading it I think you've
got some lines in the wrong
places. If that is deliberate I
guess that is something brand
new, to me. Something on the
lines of Transposition?
On rerereading it I can see it's
deliberate. There's two forms of
typing, italics and normal. So
that's different to me. Clever U.
13th Apr 2024 6:21pm
Yes the italicized lines and basic lines are different voices in different times it was in purpose. They do look similar formatted on this site though which doesn't make that super clear. Thanks for taking the time to read!
14th Apr 2024 1:25am
Your creative art took my breathe so I can halt on my judgement. Then I realized arte can't be the same.
Your mix font seem new but it dosed up your content.
Nice evolution.
Your mix font seem new but it dosed up your content.
Nice evolution.
14th Apr 2024 1:53am
14th Apr 2024 5:20pm
