"Essence of Love, Eu de Affligé"

[Poeta Demonio]

Posting for Dat. Hook him up with some comments.

I need to feel alive my friend.
I need the penultimate moment between second-split,
Where I’m receiving pain, and feeling it.
I want a knife to swing by my face
Relying on my reflexes to determine how much damage
I take.
Oh the fun.

I need to destroy mirrors on cars,
With my fist perhaps, hoping to catch a shard
In my hand. Achieve the leave of blood
If I could, I would,
But this game I play is for fools.
This lonely concrete sound,
Of a beggars playground.

I took a blow to my nose,
Just to see how much it stains my sleeve.
Give or take a scar, this mortality is the key I need.
I cannot fail, or rather I cannot win
My goal is here
In front of me, but damnit
I simply
Cannot
Give in.

[spokenoh]

I really like this. I'll edit in a real reply after work, promise.

[Constance]

this poem was ok/good, this title was creative and original and not what I expected the poem itsself to be about. The content was worthy of my attention lol, although i really wasn't feeling teh flow, thats what kind've made it good at best for me this poem also had an emo typish atmosphere to it and anlot of emotion, yet it eended nowhere close to how I invisioned it ending, witch is an plus, can one of you rtf on my peace "smile away my blues" feat pak and laureate.