Earthly Eden

On the cold wooden chair I sit,
Writing rhymes of youth.
The voice in the distance,
Pronounces me uncouth.

The ticks of the clock,
Taunt me shamelessly.
When will the bell screech,
I ask repeatedly.

Webs of mindless words,
Scrawled upon the board,
Kill the soul within,
As the others only hoard.

If only I could memorize,
All the superfluous lies.
The rose bed in the garden
Must be trimmed and wise.

The ants and the maggots,
Must all have their share at the end.
I must return to the soil,
Hail the gardener, the godsend!!
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Das Avatar
July 4, 2010 at 2:11 AM
This one is truely awsome. :) love swairik
Slaughter Avatar
June 4, 2010 at 10:53 PM
Very nicely written piece, albeit a bit morbid...makes you think...of the end...
Smith Avatar
February 16, 2010 at 10:58 PM
Good read. Enjoyed your poem. Ellen
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January 29, 2010 at 6:56 AM
gruesome, good job!
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