Hungry Ghosts

tastes like madness

Hungry ghosts come to play

pits of snakes in vials of night

pouring shot ampuls of indigo madness

ravens crying pain of tangible crimson tears

fallen angels dancing naked & asymmetric

tightropes tension's tautness traumatized

suck in stale cigar smoke on lipid lids

haunting exile of vital preservation

exhale turpitude of apparitions demise

Author's Note

Reviews

[Tai Ryens]

Why, I love the Hungry Ghosts! I've written poetry according to the song as well, and I declare from personal standpoint that it makes good inspiration.
You've captured the state of emotion the song glimpses very well, though in a different notion. Ghosts have a strange predicament, acknowledging their existence yet watching as reality shifts forward without them, and I couldn't have thought of a better way to express it than self-hatred. It shows in your words, the attempts to escape our bodies through whiskey, drugs and cigarettes. Self-destruction is such a pretty little thing. I especially liked your ghost people metaphor, hollow husks without a soul within.

[Frieda P]

Thanks Tai, such an insightful review, I love it!

[Deron Alexis]

saw the tittle and thought no way she listens to my type of music too you're awesome

[John Alexander McFadyen]

I don't like any extraneous distractions with my poetry or prose so I rarely listen to the music and dislike lots of pictures inserted in text. But I read this and was intrigued so listened and it goes well with this haunting, well constructed poem.

[Frieda P]

I know John, I find it distracting sometimes myself...but this one was somewhat inspired by the music. Thanks.

[sasha]

A good poem,

a big vocabulary

just fine

[Frieda P]

Thanks for your visit and review sasha.

[kublakhan27]

Astounding...my jaw is on the floor after this one ;) It just crackles with intensity and compliments the music perfectly...this should be recited against the music...fantastic :)

[Frieda P]

Holy smokes! I'm getting this one framed Steve, no kidding....!

[kublakhan27]

It should be framed ;)

[Marc Marlon Villaflor]

Wow! breath taking, dynamic work. Each lines represent powerful and strong eerie details. I enjoy it Frie. Brilliant!

[Frieda P]

Thrilled you did, and when you start a review with Wow, you make my heart skip a beat! :-) I could listen to this music all day....thanks so much Marc.

[Dr. Wood ?]

wow...don't you know that swallowing dictionaries is bad for your health..Pretty powerful poem this......But should it not be LIMPID instead of LIPID?

[Frieda P]

Thanks Dr. Wood, I meant lipid as fatty, not clear.

[Dr. Wood ?]

See what swallowing dictionaries does?

[KAOlmsted]

God damn it. You know I love you more than my luggage...the sixth line alliteration would have impressed me more if there were six words...I'm just saying. Sixish ;-)

Are these crimes of moral turpitude ;-)...are you rebelling here?

[Frieda P]

Hey, can your luggage even alliterate two words? Nuff said. ;-P

[KAOlmsted]

Ha! Fair point ;-) xoxo

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

You said a mouth full, that is what I call venting your demons with conviction.

[Frieda P]

If you're gonna take a stand, go big, right? ha, thanks Dale.

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

You got it :)