Roses Strung as Lights

by XXTruthSeekerXX   Jul 21, 2007


A Canary perched on broken mirrors,
Are but reminders of rotting hearts--
And shattered dreams as sharp as spurs,
Are stuck in the wood of garden carts

I strung roses as lights not with delight--
But in hope the Devil will be mislead
In hope the darkness will soon take flight
And leave me with everything but dread

Many have stepped through the black door
And most turned back with half a brain--
Still wearing the Armani my roses abhor--
A richness feigned from a life long slain

On a bed of dusty white linens I sat--
And white curtains swaying to and fro
Watching humans grow like fungus gnats
Blood-thirsty, blood-sucking egos

And so I hung roses as my dear lights--
And there--will rise a once hidden morning bright

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  • 16 years ago

    by Marc Ortiz

    Oh that was an amazing poem my dear. I really like your choice of words, good job. It flowed nicely too and.. You have a great vocab.

    Keep up the fantastic work.

  • 16 years ago

    by Sweet lig

    Hmm i realy like roses.......very stunning work! i love the flow it carried me..for me you've done a great job,, coz the your imagery such very structure! so in other words u written well keep it up!5/5

  • 16 years ago

    by Zima Ultifera

    I like the poem, i did not get the lot of it couse it was pretty hard for my english to understand it all :O
    Or isnt that just me?
    But i loved reading it, lots of good lines and words!

    Good poem!
    4/5 :D

  • 16 years ago

    by Taylor

    I liked this poem. I can't lie when I'm saying that I don't really know what its about. But, that doesn't mean that it can't be enjoyed and appreciated, right? (which it was) I thought the idea about the roses as lights was very creative and original, especially about tricking the devil away. that one had to make me smile a little. Anyway. Great write.

  • 16 years ago

    by Fsams

    This is an outstanding piece and the reasons are not one. First thing is that it flows well, second thing is that the word choice is very nice and relevant and it is lexically and poetically strong. Keep it up

    tc
    Fsams

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