a familiar tune
careful what you take in
history repeats itself
victors lie to victimize
a most haunting melody
and trite, lyrical poison
intoxicatingly sung
deathly china white in veins
the room (or my head) spun round
my life a broken record
caught on familiar scratches
‘til i remove the needle
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Brilliant!
Oh damn. That is incredible. The ending is perfect. .
Woah, this is absolutely incredible, Zara! Stunning imagery! Your last lines are just 🔥 caught on familiar scratches ‘til i remove the needle 💫🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽💫
Your writing style is somewhat surreal, and multi-layered with metaphor. Fantastic.
Brilliant & beautiful!!! Love it!!!💕❤️❤️
Those last three lines are a brilliant metaphor cuz I felt that. Bravo!
Haunting imagery. "History repeats itself", the "broken record". Full disclosure, I've read through the comments below, but I did wonder about the possibility of a double entendre with "until I remove the needle" when I first read this. The reality that most of us find ourselves as victims both from without & within & that it's not simply victorious others who lie to us but that we often lie to ourselves seemed a somewhat deeper, richer & highly appropriate texture to find in this. I must confess to some ignorance regarding the lines, "lyrical poison intoxicatingly sung deathly china white in veins" unless "deathly china white in veins" is something that happens with poison/drug use. But it's something I've not heard before--which is good as it encourages me to linger & contemplate the words more than I might if they seemed familiar. At any rate, congrats on Top Story. Intriguing, compelling, thought-provoking & evocative writing.
Hauntingly beautiful!
Powerfully emotive, Zara Loved it! Especially the broken record part, it really spoke to me and tied the whole poem together
Incredibly well-written and emotive! Congratulations!
Zara, this is haunting and so beautifully written. I often do not understand poetry, but this piece grows with me as I have read it more than once. I think you are my favorite poet ever!
congrats on this top story Very well done
This was an incredible take on the prompt "Poison"! And a well deserved Top Story! It was lyrical and beautiful. Thank you for sharing this with me.
You captured the feeling of deja vu so well ‘deathly china white in veins’ Excellent imagery. Congrats on the TS 🎉
Congratulations This is a great Piece ♥️🎉💯📝😉❗
Very relatable. Congrats on top story!
Oh this is visceral. Beautifully done. I love the "lyrical poison" metaphor a lot.
Coming back to congratulate you on Top Story. Keep composing beautiful poetry!
Loved your poem
This was great! Loved the imagery and the feeling this encoded. And congrats on a well deserved top story!
Congratulations on your Top Story, well deserved Zara
Saw this got Top Story, first things first, congrats! Second things second, this is awesome, in a very introspective and heartbreaking way. But, so beautifully penned!
Thanks for your like of my "Forever Lost." I wouldn't have discovered you otherwise. This is very powerful!
my life a broken record caught on familiar scratches ‘til i remove the needle These three lines resonated so deeply with me! Loved your poem!
Whoa! That was pretty deep. Excellent entry!