The Greatest Piece of Art is the One You Finish by Birdkiller, literature
Literature
The Greatest Piece of Art is the One You Finish
I used to speak in code.
When someone deciphered my message,
I got married.
I find myself speaking in code again,
But warning people that I'm doing it.
Sabotaging my subconscious attempts at a connection.
I still write the opening to stories in my head.
They never see paper.
And haunt my sleep.
My words are my only beacon,
But I am so afraid of what others might discover.
I have no intention of using words to paint flowers.
I'm afraid of what I'll do,
Or say,
Or even write.
Dear Human,
You continue to write in me. You take a pen and mark my pages with memories. Why do you do this? I cannot help you; I cannot accompany you through your life. You will write in me and then what you write will stay hidden beneath my cover. These words do not solve any of your troubles, or make any of your joys greater. Why do you continue to write? I do not care what happened to you on March 16th, be that March 16th in 2002 or March 16th in 2012. I do not care.
I do not care what happens from day to day, the world outside which I have not seen in years. I am shut in a drawer in a desk that never changes. I do not know the people w
Dreams of an Angel by intricately-ordinary, literature
Literature
Dreams of an Angel
I.
"what do angels dream about?" Lindsay asked
I thought for a minute
"they dream to live like us."
"then why did Rachel want to die?"
"goodnight" I said, and turned out the light
Rachel used to sing to the birds
she said sometimes they just wanted someone to show they cared
and she serenaded them
until she was sure they felt important
II.
in the car, Lindsay broke down
the black veil she wore seemed to be more
than an article of mourning
"why do they make child-size coffins?"
"Lindsay"
"did you see her?
even dead, her spindly fingers reached out
but I couldn't grab her "
I held her ha
I.
Please don't say those things
That say my thoughts are worthless
In so many words.
II.
Please hear me for once.
My dignity is cracking
Against your voices.
III.
Please reassure me
Mother, brother, father? No.
You chuckle instead.
They say that love
is made up of
nervous glances
of running hearts and
of butterflies
too dazed to know
any better -
too alive to sleep
at all in the stomach.
At least,
that's what I've been told.
My butterflies must have died
a long time ago.
I don't feel them
move for you.
Instead, there's warmth,
Like liquid sunshine,
raining on the space
Of my winter shy
Snowy soul.
And, that down pour
still hasn't stopped
since the day
the butterflies died.
Also, my heart
can't run anymore.
As I know all too well,
you've always had
control of time
when your shadow
dusts over mine.
So maybe that's why
I can hear it stop
Sudden Cruelty:
He is a God, or so he believes
He judges others and puts them into stereotypes
Asian? No life! Hispanic? Brainless!
He thinks he has control over his world
A delusion which he has never been able to break
Me? I'm better than them, I'm smarter...
He sits alone in his room, ignoring the emptiness
He sits in front of his computer and passes judgement
Lol, you're wrong. You're stupid. Everything is stupid!
He laughs and smiles at his own cruelty;
He feels powerful and most certainly superior to all
But in the end, it's just a fantasy isn't it?
He curls up in his bed, thinking about tomorrow
Here, he's a king, but out