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Cutting remarks

By mlambere | Posted: 15 September 2009

Views: 247
Violence
Violence
Sexual references
Sexual references
A short EMO poem, enjoy  


I draw my tongue across my palm
and watch as velvet drips appear
then sneak a look up to the gallery 
to see the backs of empty chairs

I slice and slash with great abandon  
and curl into the velvet sheet
then wash my mouth in caustic soda   
and pop my tongue back in my cheek
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Comments 
bobchoi
17 September 2009
Sorry, what's EMO?  It might help me understand ...
mlambere
17 September 2009
Bob, EMO is about depressive teens that cut themselves for attention 

I started to see alot of these depressive poems poorly written emo appear and got anoyyeed as the were trite an self absorbed so I wrote this as an anti- cutting poem , rather than write abusive replies about how stupid they are.  I thought writing a poem to show a little bit of poetry craft would be a better response hence references to sharp tongues, harsh words and it tongue in cheek
bobchoi
18 September 2009
I had no idea that's what this poem was about.  Thanks for a lesson on EMO...  I found it a bit disturbing.

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