its like i saw the beautiful face of grief
in the naked image of the mirror
found solace over worn out shoes
with caked courage smeared on red bottoms
like velvet for footsteps
and fork-teeth for footprints,
a layer of arrogance covering
my sugar coated flesh
like salt on slave wounds
an X across my back
raspberry blood drippings stain my ancestors
devouring another slice
©2011 Anthony Desmond Scott. All Rights Reserved.
28 comments:
whew...those last 4 lines are intense anthony...the x on the back dripping over your ancestors...devouring...shivers...
the header pic may be the freakiest yet in my opinion...
wow...this is intense....vivid images dance in my mind. a most amazing write.
a layer of arrogance covering
my sugar coated flesh
like salt on slave wounds
an X across my back
raspberry blood drippings stain my ancestors
devouring another slice
Incredible work.
intense and powerful writing~
and that header picture scared me for a bit ~
Very intense & powerful imagery...a great write indeed! And I agree with Brian about the header pic..spooky!
Vivid! Surreal yet grounded: A difficult trick to master.
I love the contradictions in this piece. It's so raw, yet beautiful.
..oh, another piece at its best... lusciously powerful.. and i agree with Brian with regards the header pic... it's frightening... (T___T)
hehe..
~Kelvin S. M.
raspberry blood drippings....that is an amazing image....a strong, strong piece of writing..bkm
a layer of arrogance covering
my sugar coated flesh
like salt on slave wounds
Powerful Very Powerful the things we do to cover up whats inside!
this could mean so many things. i see this as a piece about eating disorders. am i off?
wow, this just breaks my heart. such powerful imagery, really wonderful.
I don't know whether to be frightened or hungry...either way - I enjoyed this one.
Intense and powerful !
like the contradiction of deliciousness and pain..perhaps they stand together because the exposing of pain and every move to justice tastes so sweet. Very interesting.
favorite line is, "a layer of arrogance covering
my sugar coated flesh..." - always worth a visit here :)
Really intense piece. I love those first two line.
nice thoughtful poem
from the very start, you managed to put vivid images in my mind.
the last two lines put concrete images of people trying to find more, in the process blemishing themselves. Nicely done!
"...like velvet for footsteps
and fork-teeth for footprints..."
If stepping on fork-teeth, I'd sure walk like on velvet--grin!
You write really well, man--deep thoughts here.
Thank you!
aye, fine scribbling once again my friend. You got it
Clever metaphor and well used in the write. Nice work ~ Rose
Intense, strong piece, thoughtful.
WOW and bravo for these lines. Loved them... mmm that x across one's back says a lot.
Tom Eliot:
Great lines
Lunch with lucifer.
An insightful poem , emotive and moving.
"Raspberry blood drippings stain my ancestors..." favorite line, if only because I am a descendant of the Mayflower passengers. This really resonated. Missed the dverse Linky, but here's a poem for you! Peace, Amy Barlow Liberatore
http://sharplittlepencil.wordpress.com/2011/07/28/grass/
Wow. Very intense piece throughout...scathing and emotional, absolutely brimming with power. Wonderful metaphor.
Anthony, your poetry is amazing! A rare quality immenates from you. Your Kung Fu is strong man.
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