That beauty's death reigns poetry;
'Twas Poe who said off clever head.
So forth from this my word expires:
“My dying muse is dead.”
It stalked around in vale—or Hell,
To steal my spark, my Annabel.
I wrought and fought it within head;
“My dying muse is dead.”
But yonder back, a fingers' twist,
A trick of devils' bed;
To settle now—with sin'ster brow,
That my dying muse is dead.
I watched my spark, my Annabel,
Collapse at knees and so she fell;
But from her head which hung instead,
I knew—
My dying muse is dead.
Curse me not so vile,
A man of less regard than said.
For in clear'd thoughts, ink flows anew
To write—
My dying muse is dead.
Be I receiving naught as consequence?
Debunked and base! Hear precedence:
Eyes, upon my shoulder leer —I dread,
Though my dying muse is dead.
Wax and wane, the gem of night may still;
But the oceans tease and spread.
To anchor me, my secrets deep,
So join!—
My dying muse is dead.
I shudder. shudder. shudder.
Twine the hold behind the shutter.
Whence she came, too wrists are lead
Never know!—
No dying muse is dead.
No bells a'sound or guns resound;
A think too queer—at first—to tread.
But quixotic thoughts of later nights:
How my dying muse is dead.
Ebb and flow—in captive eye,
More so than I, the currents are alive!
They kiss my toes and swoon my head:
“Your dying muse is dead!”
That beauty's death reigns poetry;
'Twas Poe who said off clever head.
And forth from this my breath expires:
With my dying muse, I'm dead.
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after sifting among alot of, well, to put it kindly, amateur efforts, I found this. Mr. Poe would have been proud, great concept & fantastic writing. the last line is perfect, thanks for sharing.
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Thanks a ton, it means everything to hear that!
nice use of repetition.
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What else is insanity but repetition?
I started out reading Say You're Fine, but I must say this one is amazing. You're a great writer!
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Personally I don't like Say You're Fine. As in...at all. But I was forced to put it online by some of the girls in my english class. I'm glad you like this though :) I was on a Poe binge before writing it.
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