Viral

By maggyvaneijk

Sat, 10 Apr 2010
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5 comments
 

My language is a virus -
little chains of letters
breed in the pockets of my brain
and infect me infect you
I know it’s better to keep quiet
I know it’s better to be still
but sometimes I can’t bear those shadowy corners
the dusty spaces
beneath carved school desks
abandoned tree houses
graffiti stained hospitals
echoey screams of past patients
echoey howls from comatose nightmares

No -
I need to speak up
I need you to hear me
And I know
I have the potential to ruin everything
I have a destruct button
planted in my mouth
behind the molar that never shuts up
behind the tongue that doesn't stop clicking

In my own words I can cut you
I can slice your throat
spill words into your wound
and I’m powerful
and I’m dangerous
and trust me

I know it’s better to keep quiet

Certificate U
Poem
Other Fiction

Comments

Submitted by MistakenMagic on
'but sometimes I can’t bear those shadowy corners the dusty spaces beneath carved school desks abandoned tree houses graffiti stained hospitals' - love these lines, Maggy! Such a brilliant, original concept - and so true. Really enjoyed this, well done ;) Magic xxx

 

Submitted by maggyvaneijk on
thanks Magic, your comments are Magical :) [I'm sure people say that a lot]!!!

 

Submitted by Nolan on
Quite dramatic. Otherwise not too bad. Cheers! Nolan && (Guess I should have rather kept quiet, have mercy! But it is all for the fun of it isn’t it?)
 

Submitted by maggyvaneijk on
hahaa appreciate the comment :)

 

Submitted by Sooz006 on
I have a destruct button planted in my mouth behind the molar that never shuts up behind the tongue that doesn't stop clicking... Lovely. I've yet to read something from you that isn't above average. There's never a typo, nothing to pick up on. I like to sum writers up in a single word and yours would always be professional.