Decomposition

broken down deeper than a trench,

torn and ripped from feeling,

numb and frozen cold,

alive, yet barely breathing,

screaming, yelling, yet wont escape those lungs,

slowly the kerosine pours through your teeth, soon infects the body,

so set her alite, she'll take her last breath,

she screams: set me free, ****in just cremate me,

Down to every last drip, put me out of this pathetic bliss,

wont hurt except a minute, then slowly fade away;

Never fear hurt again, you see,

cause to hurt a body must be living;

breaking down every inch of her body,

burning and aching, as time counts itself,

first quickly becomes second and third degree burns,

laying half alive,

decomposing is all she knows,

bones break and shatter,

marrow turns black, then all over her suddenly cracks

her heart stops, as if there's no life,

only ashes to reminisce upon,

set them alite also,

she said no trace of her left,

gone as if she never even appeard,

becomes a figment of imagination,

dont bother thinking of her,

her existance has disapeared
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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September 28, 2026 at 7:21 AM
I've really been enjoying your poem and the emotions and imagery were so vivid that i could easily picture them as beautiful illustration. I'm a commission-based manga/webtoon artist,and I’d love to discuss the possibility of bringing this poem to life if you're ever interested. Feel free to reach out at gm@il : akiracomicart2@ or on inst@: akiraa_artly
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April 12, 2016 at 12:40 PM
Kayley Butler, you've expressed yourself well, I enjoyed your poem. Love LINDA :)
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August 30, 2015 at 2:43 PM
KAYLEE, Great piece to read today, Well done ~SKAT~
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August 16, 2012 at 11:49 AM
good job post some more
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August 12, 2012 at 10:28 AM
Well written
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August 9, 2012 at 5:47 AM
A warm welcome to PoetrySoup I offer to you today Kayley. I wish for you the best in your writing endeavors whatever they may be. Hoping you find even more inspiration by reading some of the poetry written here by other poets. May the sun shine on you that you might find great joy in your life. Love, Carol
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