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Open Poetry #44

the pattern faltered

kindredspirit
Member

since 2009-05-19

Posts 156

0 posted 2009-05-25 04:57 PM

an army of cold porcelain dolls
arrayed in outdated dresses
eyed me knowingly from across the room
while handmade angels rested on a shelf
never discarded
a multitude of bells
waited silently for my childish hands
the pattern faltered
as your roundness fell away from you
leaving behind sunken eyes
that still gleamed cheerfully
as you forced a smile for our benefit
you faded slowly, at war with yourself
lying motionless
a prone statue
beneath layers of thin white sheets
a single tear
forced itself between closed eyelids
days
centuries
a heartbeat later
you flat-lined
and your possessions were bitterly discarded
leaving behind distant memories
of porcelain, bells, and handmade angels.

Mysteria

Member Laureate

since 2001-03-07

Posts 18328
British Columbia, Canada

1 posted 2009-05-25 07:27 PM

This actually brought a tear to my eye as I have seen this scene. One I will never forget. Well done, and sadly all too true for far too many.

Carpe' Diem,
Mysteria

kindredspirit
Member

since 2009-05-19

Posts 156

2 posted 2009-05-25 10:24 PM

Mysteria, i only hope that this poem is a worthy tribute to the lives of those that have faded away, and to those who have lost loved ones.
thank you for reading.

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