Take those eyes and leave

by Lenny   Sep 23, 2006


Turn, turn head the other way,
Theres nothing left,
Take those eyes and leave,
Run, run for sanity,
Blood, and carved face,
Scraped and used, replace,
Scream and knees, turn! Run!
Escape, and flee,
Spread veined wings and soar,
Into the night embark,
And force ignorance, plead,
Plead insanity, blood away,
Salted scars painted over,
Trust rusting tears with secrets,
And flood your guilt,
Wash memory and search no more,
The answers here- turn! Run!
Tormented emotions,
Scrape, scrape to bones,
Roam the shadows,
Translucent mirage and dotted mirror,
Clasp, will, free, spill,
Scattered hope engage,
And rally desire, impetus,
Drive impulsion and turn!
Turn! Run!
Theres nothing left,
Take those eyes and leave.

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  • 17 years ago

    by Esther

    I like this, but the only critism is the way you have presented it, as a bock try try cutting it down into verses!!

  • 17 years ago

    by Drew Gold

    So you have a definite style of your own. This piece is a showcase of your excellent shifts in perceptions and such. One thing I will say is that it seems like your content and imagery and message, in this poem, is done exceedingly well, yet for some reason it (for me) has an awkward flow. One that doesn't pull you along, but falls on its back then starts flying by the end of the line -- only to fall again.

    I'm wanting to say: use the line breaks more to your advantage, for flow. Like if I said
    Go and I wanted everyone to believe
    it i'd have to really know
    where I'd want to lead
    the following bunch of
    knots and hairclips
    (andeyes)
    ... and I'm wanting to say that because that's what I've taken a liking to, and think it could help you out tremendously. You have shifts, but you don't carry them down (a lot of the time) to the next line, where effect could me multiplied; surprising us. But it was awesome and I figured I may as well say something besides the same ol'. You're very good with making the imagery believable; like 'veined' wings and 'dotted' mirrors.