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May 10
poem, audio 7 comments challenge: ListenUp
My Perpetual We...

Bloodletting

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Make myself a new messiah,
"Trust me," I say- they know I'm a liar;
some good old-fashioned bloodletting,
you take it back- I'm not forgetting
that time they told me I was dirty-
              dirty?
Little birdie,
far too wordy,
                      quite upsetting.
It wasn't long before it worsened,
hateful, pithy little person-
can't explain why my shows are all booked;
you say they're mad- I say they're hooked
and maybe just a little crazy-
             crazy?
Slightly lazy,
eyes are hazy
                      since I first looked.
Burn this copy; new revision-
tripping on my tunnel vision;
dark and gritty, avant-garde,
cannot swallow- much too hard
if you've ever stopped to listen-
            listen?
Twisted vixen,
pavement glistens
                              with glass shards.
The shades are drawn; the light is darkened
in some Kabuki cat's apartment-
a leather glove, a cigarette,
don't ask for more- that's all you get;
until you someday stop and wonder-
           wonder?
Going under,
loot and plunder,
                           though we've never met.
Dirty velvet used for masking;
time's a bitch- though no one's asking;
pour diamonds down the kitchen sink,
I bet you've never stopped to think
about the blood those diamonds spilled-
           spilled?
Nearly killed,
rather thrilled,
                      pen and ink.
         
 
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Posted: 05.10.19
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  1. Reid
    May 16, 2019

    My Perpetual Wednesday, please add audio! It cries out for it!

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  1. My Perpetual We...
    May 16, 2019

    I will do that ASAP!

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  1. Nightheart
    May 17, 2019

    My Perpetual Wednesday,
    I can't put in to words how much I love this poem. The way you string together words into this rythm fascinates me, it really draws together the piece, and you choice of words really gives an atmosphere to the whole piece, like an old smoky club. It's really amazing, and every little line just adds to the piece. Thank you so much for writing this!

    "The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion"- Albert Camus

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  1. My Perpetual We...
    May 17, 2019

    Thank you so much! For a poem scrawled out at two am, it didn't come out too bad (Might've lent to the atmosphere, actually...) I'm so glad you liked it!

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  1. Reid
    May 20, 2019

    Listening to this again and again! Incredible! Could you, would you, consider titling it? A new messiah? Bloodletting? Tripping on my tunnel vision? Any of these wonderful lines would make a great title -- or something completely different. Wow, this is good!

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  1. My Perpetual We...
    May 22, 2019

    Thank you so much! I will take one of your suggestions for a title,sometimes I get really nervous about titling something because I'm afraid if I put a mediocre title on it it'll affect the piece somehow

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  1. Reid
    May 23, 2019

    The title works! Nothing mediocre about this one.

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