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just a junkie
Member

since 2003-03-04

Posts 53

0 posted 2003-03-07 08:02 AM

Maggots

I have a rare fondness for
Maggots
Don't get me wrong
I wouldn't want to
Keep them as pets
And I'd prefer
Not to see them
But the life of a
Maggot
Has got to be the most
Ingenious creation
To be able to get dropped off
Just about any place foul
And rapidly thrive there
You are never any better or worse
Than your neighbor
And hate is spread evenly
Having no ties to anyone or anything
You can gorge yourself
On treasures of which
A higher life form has
Condemned as garbage and disregarded
As trash
Which will sustain you
Long enough
To allow you to
Transform into something rather ugly
Yet, significantly more beautiful
Than what you began as
Given new body parts
With mesh covered eys
And delicate wings
Strong enough to
Transport your entire body
To the destination of your choosing
To gorge on new treasures
And continously pissing people off
Being such an annoyance
That even the most docile person
Wants nothing more than to
Be solely responsible for your death
Your ingenuity allows you to
Escape the homicidal intentions
Of bodies thousands of times your size
On a regular basis
And within days
You can simply
Lay down and die
With no regrets.

Just a Junkie

littlewing
Member Rara Avis

since 2003-03-02

Posts 9655
New York

1 posted 2003-03-08 11:08 AM

junkie - this is not so dark as just wanting - lovely writing - and yes - the wings - the wings are just lovely xxoo

[This message has been edited by littlewing (03-08-2003 11:08 AM).]

GG
Member Elite

since 2002-12-03

Posts 3532
Lost in thought

2 posted 2003-03-10 08:33 PM

this one makes me laugh a little. But it makes me wish I'd thought if it too. You're right, they do thrive wonderouslly under nasty conditions.
Well done.

Always, Alyssa

- And so it was that time stood still -
(blink, breathe, stand, fight)

[This message has been edited by GG (03-10-2003 08:33 PM).]

bbent
Senior Member

since 2001-01-07

Posts 521
Alaska

3 posted 2003-03-13 02:14 AM

got to say this is one of the most interesting and entertaining posts I've ever read.just wish you would have posted it in open poetry where more might enjoy it.

Live like it's your last day...
Dance like nobody's watching...
Love like you've never been hurt...

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