Where Anything Can Kill

Where Anything Can Kill

A Poem by Aisha Mnd

Where Anything Can Kill 

We need water.
But it can kill us too. 
Drown us, 
seep into our air passages, 
throttle us. 
Take our breaths away. 

I choke, the bottle of water 
falls from my hold. 
Against the cold, marble floor, 
it crashes. 
Water trickles out, 
escapes, tries to find another container, 
it can conform to, and maybe 
kill. 

But, I'm thirsty. 

I still need water. 

I bend down, cease it, 
bring it back into my hold, 
caress the container, 
let the tasteless liquid rush down my throat. 

Then, I suddenly recall
how water can kill us.

The ironies  
                 Still
                        Baffle 
                                Me. 

As I realize, 
I'm in a sadistic, perverse world, 
where anything can kill. 

Yet, I still live. 
It's 'cause I'm a predator too.

© 2013 Aisha Mnd


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I really quite enjoyed this...from format to tempo to phrasing...there's a lot here. Tries to find another container it can conform to....liked that line. I think you'll be doing just fine. Some things to clean up and tighten here or there.....but you've got the spirit and the voice to carry your work places....

CM.


Posted 11 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Aisha Mnd

11 Years Ago

Thank you ChemicalMadness for taking the time to critique my work. When I initially wrote this poem,.. read more



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I really quite enjoyed this...from format to tempo to phrasing...there's a lot here. Tries to find another container it can conform to....liked that line. I think you'll be doing just fine. Some things to clean up and tighten here or there.....but you've got the spirit and the voice to carry your work places....

CM.


Posted 11 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Aisha Mnd

11 Years Ago

Thank you ChemicalMadness for taking the time to critique my work. When I initially wrote this poem,.. read more

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Added on April 21, 2013
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Aisha Mnd
Aisha Mnd

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