Miss Dead

In life I die, in death I live,

In light I crave the black monolith,

A montagne-russe of the unknown, 

The Big Sea of all other folks,

That beyond we must accept we are destined to meet,

A something none of us has come to sip.

*

Are you sad? the Man keeps asking me.

I am lost, I keep answering .

But the Man  never leaves me,

Stuck on my back for life as he is.

Why are you lost? he says then,

But I just light a cigarette and 

I swallow all the smoke, needy ,

Who would have known I'd be so greedy ? 

Maybe I want too much , that's why , 

I tell him wandering

Somewhere in the smoke I just exhaled, 

A trail of fume myself. 

I wander through past memories and  dreams and I feel

How I die a little more with every old thrill.

no matter how many times I tried,

i can't forget how it feels to live my life.

But I must have cherished a little or maybe more , I must admit, 

Every little bite, every little pie, every little kiss, 

Every long hot  bath and  every bus I ever missed, 

Every friend that I loved, every friend I have dismissed, 

Every failure I have  ever  failed, every victory I every won,

..... And the list could go  on and  on.  

And  still, I'm standing here and  I am sorrowful,why?

Why?

just why.

*

In the background I can see the Man in the Mirror,

He rests upon my shoulder, made of tears , skin and  nightmares,

He rests on my back , stuck as he is  there for life,

I trail and trail and  trail and then I am left none. 

Reviews

[Cerebriation]

This is an excellent example of how great meter and rhyme can make any subject soothing to read. I love the introspective point of view here, and the transition outward as well. The wording and everything else is nothing less than excellent. My only issue is some hiccups in grammar and capitalization.

[Ella R.]

About the capitalization, I believe is a free choice as a writer how to capitalize considering the idea of poem is customizable. I usually don't even do rhymes. As for the grammar , well, I was so eager to let you guys meet Miss Dead i hurried. Will proof read it when I got time. Thanks anyway :3

[Ookpik]

Every piece is relatable, not just to me but as I'm sure to many others out there

The Imagery is dope!

The structure is dope!

And your work is dope!

I'm sorry I hadn't read it sooner and hit us with some new s**t soon 👍

[purpleray]

I love how its so dark yet so soothing, definitely relatable.

[Stan Lee]

Very melancholy poem. Pretty much questions we all ask. Why. Just because.