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Soaring the Edge

There’s a hole in his head - acid flowing from it - mouth hangs wide open - eyes glazed milk - I forget it’s dead - I have to remember it can’t breath again. Why won’t this work? - Soaring the edge - I just want you to stay forever love slave - Stay love slave. No pillow for his head - Lips purple blue dry - skin so cold - I forget it’s dead - I have to dismember - it can’t breath again. Why won’t this work? - Soaring the edge - I just want you to stay forever love slave… Stay love slave. Why won’t this work? - Soaring the edge - Soaring the edge - Soaring the edge - Soaring the edge. **The lyrics are a kind of documentary from the first person perspective of the serial killer, and cannibal Jeffrey Dahmer …a guy who tried to make love zombie companions out of young men, by drilling holes in their heads and pouring various household chemicals in. He kept finding himself disillusioned when they’d die instead of loving him. It’s not meant to glorify, but to ponder just how far over the edge it's possible to go… and he makes a rather decent example of this.**

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Date: 3/27/2010 10:32:00 PM
Whether this was written by you, or your husband or someones else...I see facinating insight into the mind of a serial killer...reminds me a bit of part of a Neil Young lyric...'A little bit of it in everyone' - Tim
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Date: 3/27/2010 6:33:00 AM
Amy, This was truly hard for me to read because of the reality behind all the lives that were taken away in such a horrific way because of someones twisted mind,and it leaves me to ponder on there upbringing and if they were mistreated to have turned out like they did,I guess none of us will ever really know the answers to these questions I wish that they did before everything happened so that innocent lives could have been spared instead of being take away so quickly in such a horrific way.
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Date: 3/25/2010 9:48:00 AM
If you will go down a but, you'll see I did not write his. My husband did. I can write things far darker than this, but I dare not post them on here. These were lyrics for a song. My husband is an excellent writer. Check some of his other stuff.
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Date: 3/25/2010 7:14:00 AM
Good tittle, the poem did flow right by me. (BUT) This is a very very awful thing. How can a nature girl like you write about an ugly topic. I can tell you are the kind of free spirit country girl. Don't worry you described the the killer very well. What a poem.-P.D.
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Date: 3/25/2010 6:54:00 AM
Yes, really soupmail, Amy! Thank you for your comments...Gert
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Date: 3/24/2010 11:56:00 PM
Amy this is crazy inside look from... inside his mind- Great job
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Date: 3/23/2010 11:14:00 AM
Oh my, I thought you were writing about a real lover. What horrible things Dahmer did to these children. Very powerful poetry, Amy! And thanks for your kind words on my scribbles. Been so down that it was a surprise to be appreciated. I'm glad to have made a new friend with so much talent. Love, Carolyn
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Date: 3/23/2010 9:07:00 AM
creepy--My inspriation for hagar is from Genesis in the Bible, Hagar was Abraham's slave/wife when his real wife had Isaac he sent away hagar and ishmael.
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Date: 3/23/2010 1:52:00 AM
(Soup Mail)
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Date: 3/23/2010 12:03:00 AM
Nice lyric Amy, SM returned...Raul
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Date: 3/22/2010 11:53:00 PM
soupmail..Amy...JoAnne
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Date: 3/22/2010 12:00:00 PM
I am enjoying reading fresh poetry today. What a wonderful thing to do on this rainy day. I am so happy your poetry was among what I have read and enjoyed today Amy it is very very different indeed. Love, Carol
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Date: 3/22/2010 9:09:00 AM
A well written poem 2 bad its falls 4 the crazy killer. still enjoyed good comparing the 2...
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Date: 3/22/2010 8:56:00 AM
Sorry, this was written and performed by my husband Thielus- not me.
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Date: 3/22/2010 5:00:00 AM
(YOU HAVE MAIL AMY)
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Date: 3/22/2010 2:26:00 AM
Love this Amy - To do a write from the perspective of Jeffrey Dahmer takes some balls - You have captured his mind eeirly well - I love it lol - Thanks for a fab share and a awesome read -:)
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Date: 3/22/2010 12:52:00 AM
Good job and really good poem keep up the work
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Date: 3/21/2010 11:39:00 PM
Too vivid of an image, don't know if I can sleep after that image. Judy Riley
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