[there is no such thing as]
there is no such thing as
(everything is dazzling
fantastic and hopskippity
life is a whirl of a wind and a
s
i
g
h
of content
and roses sing their beauty and
the moon pats you on the back as you walk past
but one day there is a big red fiery IF
hiding at the bottom of your favorite coffee mug
you take it to work with you
tie it to a tree where it patiently waits
lingering in the back of your worry
leaping when you finally reappear,
you are mine-
it sleeps at the foot of your bed
wakes you with the promise of another day together
sits loyally at your feet while you pretend to eat breakfast
perches on your shoulder while you
chain-smoke cigarettes
gaining your trust and need and love
until one day it slathers your world in gasoline
watches as it chars and splinters and
crumbles into blackened crusts
its work here is done)
perfection
Comments
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Lakshmi333
Beautifully written, and so true!
QueenFreak96
LOve it. Great job!
all.walker
Gorgeously done. I love the ways you experimented with lines- and the metaphor, the IF as a dog, is so spectacular. My god my god!
Nataejah
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Yoshabella
Wow!I love it!
jthomasarn100
The format of this poem is the bomb ! Those small details in where you put the punctuation and how you placed the words made such a huge difference!
Kaelyn
Nicely written! love the format.
chickenfriedrice
this...is so... COOL wow great job, friend!
samiamehbub17
oh my every weight you put upon a word.. amazing
onesmoothpoet
wow this is powerful
sabrimora527
That was beautiful :)
jayceullahblocks
I am just in awe of how amazing this is. Truly chiling.
aking97
This is one of the most clever poems I've ever read. Beautifully formatted and very eye-opening
jazles
Brings chills down my spine how great this was!!!
Fencer16
Im at a loss for words
Janie4444
This is awesome! I love everything about it
mikaylamadison
My mind just exploded a little when I realized the first and last line go together.
"There is no such thing as / perfection."
AMAZING poem.
TheDysfunctionalCinderella
aparadox
this is phenominal- I love it :o It's my favorite poem I've read so far on this site!
l.m.coleman
This was clever. Your style reminds me of a hybrid between e.e. cummings and Billy Collins. Two of my all-time favorite poets. Great work.
Writes Letters To Insanity
This was just breathtaking! I literally could not breathe until the last line of this poem. It held my attention and I couldn't look away.
Melissa Courtnee
One word: Amazing
Cal_
Oh my goodness. This poem has majestic flow and an aura of transcendence through personal experience. It speaks to me in a way that the sky does. Sending rather subliminal meanings past the signaled initial moral. I can feel the presence of the author in each word being painted into existence. The weight of this poems is so tremendous I was left breathing heavily after indulging it. There is so much inside you my friend . And to think, this is probably only a tip of the ice berg for what you really believe. This was lovely and inspirational. Theoretically I would love to consult with you and experience some more rather extemporaneous pieces you may have.
KatieHastie
This is amazing. I was looking through old scholarship-winning poems and I think this is the best I've read so far. I'm still not quite sure what the IF is--if what? If you could be perfect? But I imagine that's part of the point and it'll definitely keep me thinking about this poem for a while and I want to figure it out and hopefully will be able to decide for myself with enough thought. I love it.
Grant-Grey Porter Hawk Guda
Powerful expression!