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Open Casket
by Kenneth LauMy arms drop from
Their crossed position
And grasp the mahogany before me
For my knees have
Given up the fight with gravity
Pale remembrances stare up at me
Lonely, starving for life
The twinkle of green
Sparkles no more...
Lids are closed forever
Which I would so love to open
Just once more
For the light inside
Where are you,
In that morbid river of Death?
No creature of such radiance
Is fit to swim among the skeletons
I can create a better afterlife for you
As I bend down to
Kiss thy face of everlasting beauty
Your Angel whispers promises to me
To rescue you before
The closing of the final lid
I pass my own sorrows over
To the growing strength within
The security the Angel has given me
As his rich red lips twitch
Telling you that it'll be alright
Your air will be sweeter
Your grass greener, than ever before
Summer aromas which jump out everywhere
To flood your nostrils
THUD!
Reality, all around
Keep a bed in the meadows for me, will you?
It is so lonely here without you. 09/10/2004 Author's Note: Matt Forget, I put ur three lines in there!
Posted on 09/11/2004
Copyright © 2024 Kenneth Lau
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Michelle Angelini on 09/11/04 at 03:20 AM Quite a different view of grief and the process it entails. I like the last stanza so much, since it's like asking someone to wait at the Rainbow Bridge. ooops, mist fills my eyes when I think of the people & animals who will wait for me there. Wonderful poem! |
| Posted by Chris Sorrenti on 09/11/04 at 03:20 AM Interesting poem, especially love the dark humor at the end. |
| Posted by Mike Loftis on 09/11/04 at 03:42 AM One of the most poignant poems I've read by Pathetic poets. Great work. |
| Posted by Matt Forget on 09/12/04 at 07:05 PM You are the best! You actually did very well with that piece. I love it. :) Excellent..Keep up the excellent work! |
| Posted by Max Phineas on 12/03/04 at 09:33 PM Wow, I really like the feel to this poem. Very different perspective of death. |
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