Zombie

You thought zombies weren't real, Come and just look at me !

You thought zombies weren't real,
But oh! Come look at me.
The night stands on my grave,
My eyes shut to the light completely.
Will I ever see the sun shining,
Those rays that gave me life.
Will I ever truly laugh again,
This happiness is not to my liking.
Those tired, still winter nights,
I have been told live not long.
But then I find myself dead,
When the light does again come.
Do not run away from me,
I am just hungry for a heart.
Not literally, my nocturnal flower,
Just a killing hope not so far.
I know I bang on the wrong door,
Why will you even take me in.
My arms dangling so wildly,
My eyes, Oh so desperate!
How did I even come to this?
These emotions are killing me inside.
You thought zombies weren't real,
Come look, I play the living dead.

Reviews

[John the Baptist]

A zombie for lack of love. Gives new meaning to the term "starving for attention."

[Ranger Kessel]

love the write, the metaphor and the form. and zombies! this is a well written poem. thanks for posting it!

[Ethan]

Very good. The line that I liked the most was "you thought zombies wern't real, come look, I play the living dead". I feel like this poem is how a lot of people feel everyday

[Tabby Mac]

Well written! I love this one, very clever!
Tabby

[Coyote Poetry]

Very nice use of words.
"You thought zombies weren't real,
Come look, I play the living dead"
I liked the above lines and thank you for sharing the amazing poetry. I enjoyed this one.
Coyote

[A.Tarek]

Man, You amaze me everytime I read your poems. So emotional, I was so into it.
Really, good job on this one
I liked it

[Raghib]

Thank you Tarek. Its an honor on my part that I am told to amaze people.

[Stephanie M]

Well written. Powerful words of pain, and heartbreak. Its an awful feeling going through life in autopilot, feeling numb, and almost robotic. Good job!

[Raghib]

Thank you Stephanie. Your kind words are a motivation to me

[Najam Us Saher]

This poem is one of your best. I loved the way you said that you are a zombie and made the reader agree with you in the end. Very impressive poem, loved the sentences:
'The night stands on my grave'
'I play the living dead'

[Raghib]

Thank you Najam for your kind words

[Najam Us Saher]

You're welcome.

[Relic]

This resembles dialog to the opening of a story to me. Sad, and almost desperate, is the tone throughout.

Nicely done.

[Raghib]

Thank you sir for your kind words

[barleygirl]

This is a bizarrely beautiful blend between an honest heartbreak song & the creepy crawly zombie-fied accents along the way! Perfectly balanced this way -- believable storyline & fun-spirited descriptions! I love the way it sounds playful & tongue-in-cheek, despite being a sad situation -- contrasts are the spice of poetry, in my book! I love it when heartbreak is given such an imaginative treatment cuz I get so tired of whiney "blame" pieces! (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[Raghib]

To be honest, blaming is just another reason for people to indulge in the addictive act of whining. People don't want to see their mistakes but want to blame someone else for their choice of misery. Thank you for your kind words ma'am !