I am

• Artist: Undead Superstar
• Description: Written about a friend on the anniversary of her death.
• Date: 07/19/2010
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I am the darkness
I am the thick black mud
That corruptly pollutes your every thought
The seeps into the cracks of your porcelain psyche
And stains the self-righteous purity that you claim to love

I am the puppeteer
Tugging on your strings to move you forth
On the sordid little journey that you call your existence
The hand that is forced up through your a** to grab your vocal cords
And stifle insatiable mutterings that you can not help but to gush

I am the fire
That glows in the pit
Of your infernal gut every time
You gaze upon the vileness that is
Your own reflection, looking upon you just to laugh

I am the blood
That falls upon the tile
Like God's tears as he gazes
Upon all of his creations and realized how wrong he was
In giving life to those who would rather thrust it back in his face

I am the emptiness
That you feel as you stand
Upon your wooden pedestal, prepared
To give it a solid kick and change it into a stairway
Into an eternity, devoid of any contact from those who made you suffer

I am the guilt
Thrust upon those you leave behind
As they struggle to find an ounce of reason
Fumbling to come up with a single logical answer
Behind your fleeing escape into the eternity filled blackness

I am the madness
That crawls into those who remain
And wallow in the filth and puddles of self-pity
Telling themselves you're still beside them as you lie
In your darkened hole underneath the sole of the weeping

I am suicide
An act beyond all human greed
Selfishness that claims no equal as those
Who are blind enough to lose sight of any and all hope
Take the easy way out while their loved ones struggle to breathe on

Comments

[MartianSongbird]

Suicide sucks, I can relate, and I'm sorry for your loss.
Now putting that GIANT disclaimer behind me, this poem is a bit cliched. Also, corruption implies pollution and vice versa, you don't really need both of those words.
Good effort, though. Some of the imagery was unique.

[The-Poison-Muffin]

Alice, I agree with you beyond knowing. Many don't see it that way, they only see it as an escape. Very well thought out.
But to the writer, this piece is extremely moving. Beyond that of how many see it, this piece can be life changing to some. It's beautifully written. It's so... Descriptive, I guess...? I can't really describe it, but definitely a piece I could never better. Congratulations, I guess, on being the best piece I've read in a while.

[bram toker]

Perfectly written. The last stanza is very interesting. You look into an aspect of suicide that many never see: when you kill yourself, you're also hurting others.