Wednesday, October 04, 2006

Beautiful Nightmare

jealousy comes in many colors
wearing masks full of promise
and smiles from lips that lie

I've seen it, felt it,
loved it, bled from it
find comfort in it

my beautiful nightmare
tragic truth
undeniable

4 comments:

Erin said...

I'm having a flash of the old Erin...

I love the mix of soft esses and hard kay and pee sounds in S1. It really does well to contrast the pleasant and unpleasant aspects of S1's subject.

S2, in it's shorter more halting lines, perfectly signifies the jumble of emotions that are described.

My only hang up is S3 - I think it would be more effective if the lines flowed more smoothly there, to accentuate the beauty (the acceptance?) of the ending.

eye <3 u
*hug*
~E

westcoastmama said...

LOL!! I love you, Erin and you're right. This was so raw when I posted it. I didn't even MEAN to write it, ya know? I think you'll like S3 now...tell me what you think. *smooches*

Sir James Eric Watkins said...

Wait a minute. This is the better version. Poetry doesn't always have to be "smooth."

As I said on my space, this is thinking outside your own box poetry. something that is well worth the exploration.

In short, I disagree.

westcoastmama said...

lol...I like both versions. However the revised one (up there) says so much more about....."me"