Gunshots heard as we turned the corner
someone running in front of the car
breaks applied but not soon enough.
Crashing through the windshield,
glass going everywhere, my eyes burn
and the pain is so extreme.
Operation nothing can be done,
I leave thinking that is that,
till someone said one could help me.
Went there and all he did was place
wires in my eyes as the eyeballs were removed,
and added a small chemical to my skin.
I no longer could see, these wires
were all anyone would ever know of my eyes,
and the chemical would eat my flesh off.
So, as I was sent out to live on the streets,
no one would ask for my name,
for whom was I anyway.
My beauty and my family and friends
thoughts of them running aways
through out my mind.
But what was killing me slowly,
was my skin peeling from me,
one long strip at a time.
Author notes
Riftkin
Here is the stipulation........
It must be 30 lines or less
"Eyes wired shut
Running through my brain
Pulling back the skin"
~Eyes Wired Shut by Edgewater~
A contest entry
- The Darkwrite Challenge Round II by Ktulu Blackwolfe.
800 points, ended October 25, 13 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
If you do not like what you see. Leave.
Comments
1 - 6 of 6
-
You really put yourself into the mind set of the prompt. I believe this was the toughest prompt given in the contest. Well done.
-
-
I did my best
-
-
great job
they wanted dark you gave it to them. Berst of luck to you in the contest and in life, Boog
-
I love the greusome take to this. Very dark and haunting tale you have here.
**Ktulu Blackwolfe** -
-
I tried, my heart is light but for this I had to think dark
-
-
Wow this is a dark, grotesque piece!Great imagery which kind of made my stomach churn a bit!
Very well done indeed.
Thank you for your entry.
Gaylene
Adding your comment:
1 - 6 of 6
