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Morbid Sigh MAG

February 8, 2010
By MissLeaDee SILVER, Guttenberg, Iowa
MissLeaDee SILVER, Guttenberg, Iowa
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Favorite Quote:
"I'd been wondering all this time, whether there's any meaning to a failed love. Is it something that will disappear the same as something that never existed. Now I know, there is meaning..there was a meaning...right here." – Takemoto [Honey and Clover]


There is more to Death
than the smell of a rotting corpse.
There is the bitter taste of salt
crusted on your inner cheek.
An insatiable need for warmth
near the edges of your hand.
There is a voice in the pit of dirt and plush
that screams up for forgiveness.

If one were to brush a finger
to the pale, chalky skin,
it would be to only see
the shadow of Death.
If one were to kiss the frozen cheek
with a face of equal stone,
it would to knock on the door
of Death's apartment.
But if one were to walk away
with only the taste of salt upon their tongue,
and absence of heat upon their hand,
and voice from below ringing in their ears,
it would be to shake the hand
of Death itself.



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on Feb. 10 2011 at 7:46 pm
ZalphaNeko GOLD, Plantation, Florida
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This is great! It's really interesting!

on Feb. 10 2011 at 8:26 am
CassidyMarturana BRONZE, Califon, New Jersey
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Favorite Quote:
"Life isn't about just waiting out the storm. It's about learning to dance in the rain."

Creepy and well written! Love it! :)

on Feb. 17 2010 at 2:41 pm
AbbotRabbit GOLD, Abolana, District Of Columbia
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This poem has great flow and insight.
I really enjoyed it.
Lovely poem darling =]
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This poem has great flow and insight.

I really enjoyed it.

Lovely poem darling =]

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