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When I am Dead MAG
January 21, 2009
When I am dead, my dearest, don’t stick my bones
together with Scotch tape. Do not try to fit them
underneath a frame. Use them, one by one,
as a weapon, a gavel. My bones,
they can be good back scratchers, honey mixers,
and hands of clocks.
You can toss them across space
and see how far they’ll glide until another hand
slips across it. When I am dead, dearest,
thread my bones to the top of a mountain.
The next time you arrive at a glass sea,
spill it boldly. Spell your life in two parts,
watch them float until they descend
like a weight down into that container.
© Matt S., Taylorville, I
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Skatergirl152 BRONZE said...
on May. 4 2016 at 11:22 am
i love what you said it's so true
KatariOsborne BRONZE said...
on Nov. 5 2015 at 8:37 am
Your poem attracts my attention in a way because I’m a person that deals with death all the time, at my family’s funeral home. I just loved the way you used, “Use them, one by one, as a weapon, a gavel. My bones, they can be good back scratchers, honey mixers, And hands of clocks,” to show imagery and simile about the hands on a clock and a good back scratcher. It gives me an idea of you as a author trying to show that don’t just bury me, use me to an advantage.
Iamwhoiam17 GOLD said...
on Mar. 19 2015 at 6:22 am
I really love the way it was written! :) Great job! can you check out some of my poems,please
AprilNicoleJones BRONZE said...
on Dec. 19 2014 at 6:20 pm
Nice...morbid, but also charming in a way.
WindRunner GOLD said...
on Nov. 21 2014 at 3:52 pm
A little scary. I know I dont want anyone useing my bones as back-scratchers!
gaabbbeeee_ BRONZE said...
on Oct. 13 2014 at 11:07 am
GOod job this is great!
Theraforever PLATINUM said...
on Jul. 11 2014 at 3:39 pm
I love this! Its fun, yet serious and just what anyone wants to make of it. Overall its creative and oviously a peice formed by a creative and phenomanal writer. If you have any spare time I would cherish any peice of advice you could give me. Dont hesitate to email, Theraforever@gmail.com. - Thera
MeganLaChance SILVER said...
on Oct. 6 2013 at 5:46 pm
I think this is a beautiful poem. It has a lot of feeling and heart. If all your work is like this then you are a very, very great writer.
love.writing BRONZE said...
on Aug. 7 2013 at 11:06 am
This was really amazing! I loved the eerie feel to it!
thezebrasgray PLATINUM said...
on Jul. 8 2013 at 11:17 pm
That was gorgeous and dripping with originality. Spectacular!
ChobaniLuvinPenguin PLATINUM said...
on Oct. 31 2012 at 5:13 pm
WOW!!!! I am truly speechless... That was amazing!!!! So beautiful! And the eerie tone made it more captivating and memorable! You are soooooo good! I'll be sure to check out more of your work!
ChobaniLuvinPenguin PLATINUM said...
on Oct. 31 2012 at 5:13 pm
WOW!!!! I am truly speechless... That was amazing!!!! So beautiful! And the eerie tone made it more captivating and memorable! You are soooooo good! I'll be sure to check out more of your work!
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