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0 posted 2007-09-14 08:59 AM


in pockets of my hair shirt
I carry them around
portraits of the family
dressed in their peculiarities

emblazoned across the breast of each
the crest of self-destruction  
a common thread that runs like blood
down branches of the family tree

in the war of thorns and roses
darkness drew first blood and was the sword
the first generation fell upon
before the battle had hardly begun

like pieces on a chessboard
they moved from square to square
with children as advancing pawns
in their files of psychosis and addiction

left to carry the standard for the fallen band
of innocents, I choose my battles wisely
and avoid all close encounters with familial
kings and queens of despair

[This message has been edited by JenniferMaxwell (09-14-2007 10:01 AM).]

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Abbeon
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1 posted 2007-09-26 12:34 PM


I like your poem but im not sure i think there might be some thing missing but i love the poem anyway.

Abbeon

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