dive in by Indigo TempestaI told you I was sick of lies (Something inside of me churning) And you looking at me with those kerosene eyes (In the dark I can see you burning)
I thought that it would be so sweet Your gods with gargoyle faces I layed myself down at your feet And got all tangled up in your laces.
It looks like waving from where you stand (Can't you see I'm drowning?) I grabbed your leg and burned my hand (The wires kept me from frowning)
The onus that you layed down on me like a wall Washed up on your shore I lived there a while with the little black ball Cause you couldn't hurt me anymore.
I can't remember why the puppet rebelled She cut her own heart strings. But the shrimp and the turtles are coming unshelled While the girl in the lean-to sings.
Unfortunate sailors are writing the way And the crackerjack babies paint on my scars. I promised myself I'd come back someday While I bound my neck in the strings of your guitars. 07/21/2003 Author's Note: i wrote this poem long ago....at least 6 years, now. i was seartching online for the program of a show i was in, and i came across this on someone's personal homepage(they had given me credit, no worries) along with another poem of mine, "standing, falling." i don't remember these hardly at all, but i figured i'd post them on here and see how the community reacted to them. so...honesty, anyone? i'm curious. this was an interesting find.
Posted on 07/21/2003 Copyright © 2025 Indigo Tempesta
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Posted by Agnes Eva on 07/21/03 at 06:28 AM some good rhymes, phenomenal ending line (really memorable strong finish). always nice to find gems back from our olden days, this seems personally revealing in terms of life plot to the author, with points of connection to many readers I'm sure |
Posted by Philip F De Pinto on 07/22/03 at 12:20 PM powerfully and sensitively written and stocked so swimmingly with imagery, eyes could surely extend their poles and fish. |
Posted by Madeline Pestolesi on 07/23/03 at 04:43 PM I really like the imagery in this one. Nice rhyming! |
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