Electric Corpse

With hands that shake

And eyes wide with fear

I flick the switch

And watch your corpse

As it twitches, alive

With electricity

 

Your eyes open

And their clouded irises

Are a shock

Blank white

Staring out at me

From the face I loved

 

Your mouth twitches

And you open it suddenly

Stretching your tongue

And lips

After so much stillness

It is grotesque to watch

 

Your tongue is black

Lips blue

And I gag silently

The blood draining from

My numb face

 

The movement

Draws your attention

And you turn your monstrous face

Towards me

Staring blindly

Skin twitching uncontrollably

 

And as I stare at the hideous stranger

Before me

I realise I’ve made a mistake

 

Dead fingers reach up

Cracking loudly

And you breathe in

A great rattling breath

 

Fear claws at my throat

As your hands reach out

To do the same

And with a howl

Of anguish

I kill you again

Pulling the plug on your

Electric corpse

Reviews

[EMP]

bloody hell. my first reaction was fear. i was actually scared by this poem! but it's amazing, it's really good, the imagery is brilliant and I love this bit:

Fear claws at my throat
As your hands reach out
To do the same
And with a howl
Of anguish
I kill you again

cripes. it's chilling, and it rhymes. chilling rhyme.

pure brilliance. i'm jealous.

[Beatrice Mars]

First reaction ERGHHHHH....then ummm well you are amazing at imagery and describing things and painting a picture etc! But ummm yeah, pretty yucky to be honest!