Cicada 8:33

Yellow crashes against this

Window, shining light

On my sickly white walls.

 

The weighty anvil descends on me

And traps my fevered body as

Its iron cools and crushes my whimpering bones.

 

This is my afterlife, immortal but immobile.

I desire nothing more than a cracked rib

And snacks now and then.

 

But I wish the insects would leave me be.

They circle my bed like chanting savages,

Flashing their fangs and beating winged drums.

 

Their nauseous hum seeps inside my thoughts

As I shake my vomit-filled head,

Desperate to escape.

 

Bleeding ears and burning body

Remind me of demons past,

Scraping their way up my throat.

 

I am but a humbly pure shell,

Nothing more, perhaps less,

Sentenced to sleep in an oven.

Author's Note

Reviews would be appreciated :)

Reviews

[Anjali]

Wow..... It is so, well, descriptive. It feels so mature and so creative. I really loved it! It's brilliant! Keep up!😊

[Ethan]

Thanks :))))

[Anjali]

You are welcome

[pragya gaur]

Loved this piece..... Agree with Jorge... Very descriptive and vivid imagery

[Ethan]

Thank you :)))

[Jorge Peppertrees]

Thanks for sharing! Very descriptive and vivid imagery.

[Ethan]

Thanks a bunch

[Petar Oklobdzija]

a well written piece. There was a distinguished voice to hear and it served it well.

[Ethan]

Thank you very much

[z.chéri]

I am but a humbly pure shell,
Nothing more, perhaps less,
Sentenced to sleep in an oven.

I love this!

[Ethan]

Thank you :)))

[Minerva]

It took me a moment but I feel I understand. I think it is important to this piece that it makes you think before fully understanding. I really enjoyed this Ethan, I took forward to reading more of your work.

[Ethan]

Thank you :))

[Wajiha Nayeem]

this is so nicely written..i loved your work dear Ethan.
keep it up.

[Ethan]

Thank you very much

[Vasilees Sybissyl]

This is so beautiful! Not just beautiful, it's something beyond that. What do you want a peasant like me to say?

Love,
Vasilees.

[Ethan]

Aw wow thank you!

[Aprille]

This just so beautiful Ethan. I like poems like this, reminds us of the mortality of the every vessel in this world. Thanks for sharing. (and I'm reading this poem while having my lunch.)

[Ethan]

Indeed, thank you

[Aprille]

You're welcome.