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!

[s y e]

Well well well, don't you have a way with words! Wow! This was amazing, holy fook I was gonna do homework and study but after this my brain feels huge! You are soooo smart whenit comes to words! My goodness!!!

The video was amazing, I loved it. The pictures are gorgeous and the music, it was all perfect and fitting.

[Frieda P]

Ha that 'huge brain' syndrome is going around, take two fukitol and call me in the morning...thanks so much hun, so glad you liked this one!

[s y e]

Ha,I'll do that!

Welcomeee, I loved it

[Brandon S. Whitten]

Fantastic, I love how you carved this into the flesh. Question, how do you download the music?

[Frieda P]

Thanks Brandon, glad you enjoyed it...here's the link, just follow the directions, make sure you only have the link to = you'll see, I did it wrong the first time, if you have a problem PM me...

http://www.jakeludington.com/youtube-code-generator.phtml

[Girl Friday (Sarah W.)]

This is some amazing piece filled with incredible vocabulary. You didn't overdo it, though...sometimes people just like to use "big words" to shadow the fact that something else is off, but you use your wording in just the perfect way. I always enjoy reading you!

[Frieda P]

So nice of you to say Friday, got stuck a bit on that last line, wasn't sure if I was happy with it, but I hate messing around too much, then it loses it's original thought and feel. Thank you kindly!

[Michael G.]

Great thoughts Frieda.
Just push em back, have a shot and continue onward.
Good music, too.

[Frieda P]

Delighted you enjoyed this one Mike.

[Jack...]

Ok my brain hurts after reading this. Where do you find these words? Your dictionary must be more up to date than mine or from another world...yes that has to be it, because your poems are always out of this world. Very nice.

[Frieda P]

Ha sure blame me Jack....yes, another world for sure, but you know I love words, numbers I'd be in dire straights! Thanks so much...

[Holly Mason]

tightrope tension's tautness traumatized -what a line
you have once again laid out a beautiful write with maddening content
I just love that title
preservation yes-a hungry ghost
thank you for sharing

[Frieda P]

Yes the maddening content that was in my head, you have now read. ;-)

Thanks Holly...