Did I disappoint you?
Your Ivory Soap girl
Isn't even 99 percent pure
Think I give a damn
That I didn't live up to your expectations?
Find a new saint to worship
Find a new pillar to stand by your palace of virtue
I ain't no virgin
And I've already been sacrificed
And the blood I spilled wasn't for you
So stand back
Or you're gonna get splattered
With the bloody tatters
Of your icon.
submitted for Poetry Jam, Forgetting, May 30, 2011
(this was written for someone from my past whom I would love to forget as he was a pompous jerk!)
submitted for Poetry Jam, Forgetting, May 30, 2011
(this was written for someone from my past whom I would love to forget as he was a pompous jerk!)
11 comments:
Damn! Remind me not to piss you off.
hell yes...hope you kicked him in the ass for emphasis...smiles.
Ow! that smarts!
me too I should forget a guy. Why do their memories linger so?
I really hope there isn't someone out there feeling that way about me.
Wonderful! You go girl!
A gut level and honest poem!
What a bugger!
I hope this is cathartic for you - it certainly sounds it. I'd say 'beautiful' but that isn't quite right - it's emphatic, honest and heartfelt.
I love this! This very thing is the reason that I reveal my flaws right off the top - that way no one has any illusions :)
Wowz. Step back. I LOVE this. It's a snarl and a strut, a warning and a dismissal all wrapped up in one super poem. LOVE it.
You go! I love an honest expression of anger in writing. This does not disappoint.
Every line holds its place in this: great tone. Loved it. The 'splattered' and 'tatters' are a stunning coup de grace.
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