Jars
Contributed by
manicmuze
on
Thursday, 15th January 2004 @ 03:02:44 PM in AEST
Topic:
oops
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this is a cage,
these are the bars,
these are the scars from trying
to escape, here are the scratches,
the holes and patches,
the claw marks on the pantry door
this is the cellar, the storeroom
for misfits, down in the basement,
musty and damp, there is the clock
with a sticking tick, and here
is the lamp, burnt out blue
this is the view, it’s a picture
of you in a mason jar,
here is the mirror above the basin
where you are, here is the cover of an
empty book, torn out pages,
a startled look
this is the stage
where you read your rage
to a dead audience, here are
the palms pressed to the glass
of a false defense, there
is the lid holding you in, forbidding
air to enter, these are the gasps,
here are the traps set
to keep out the users
here is the salt to rub in the wound,
the broom in the corner
to sweep it away, this is
the truth, the masquerade
and this is the way, the
way you fade.
this is the jar, placed on the
shelf, lined up in rows, a facade
of faces, these are the traces
of what remains, this is the
rain, these are the stains,
all are preserved, properly
sealed, and labeled
"human aches and pain"
here is the hand that put you there
next to the one who ripped out
her hair, across from the one
sitting cross-legged,
barely there, rocking
here come the others flocking in,
more jars, more healing coffins,
a place where you harden
and soften, then kiss yourself goodbye,
this is the dying, these are the ends of
tight ropes, here are the hopes
lost and forgotten, everyone
copes in isolation, everyone copes
this is the sound of desperation
slipping and dripping
down the water pipes, these
are the days, these are the nights,
and here is the shattered lighting,
this is the mirror you’re
fighting, and these are
the souls hiding behind the cold
bars, the lost stars, —the lost stars
in jars
…in jars
……in jars
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