Unburied

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Unburied

I did not want to die in this snow.
Winter,
I feared your breath like an
insane king. Submission is death,
and now my body lies long without a tomb.

I surrendered to a brute, to fires that
burn out quick.
When a heart dies light comes in sober flashes.
I can still run, until
yesterday smears into odd colors.

a Judas kiss overtaking a lily and
there were flowers
still screaming as my brain died.
A wind echoes unyielding, unaware
— Black fervor has begun.

Cold chews away, as the once me lies
blue, and pouting in my perpetual numb.
you lie.
I lie bitten, exposed,  still
I can find my way home.

 

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Dano commented on Unburied

04-22-2010

you seem to have the ability to choose the words you need to discribe exactly what you want to say... nicely written

gogant commented on Unburied

03-26-2010

Your words chilled me then, and I am chilled still. A most wonderful bit of coldness, Kimberly...............................gogant

alb29oclfl commented on Unburied

03-26-2010

such vivid images come to mine with your stanzas, exceptional write

MindNumbing commented on Unburied

03-26-2010

One of my favorites throughout the entire Poetry Survivor competition. Beautifully written ~ terribly sad ~ Love it!

If I feel physically as if the top of my head were taken off, I know that is poetry.

Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) American poet.

KimberlySD’s Poems (10)

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Climb To Happy 4
Sparks of a Liar 2
In Love With the Enemy 3
Almost Balanced 2
Unburied 4
Rekindle 5
Spring 4
Exit Earth 4
Doubt from a Tree House 4
Moving On 6