Morbid Fascination by Mike

A bird in the road, it's skull weeping blood,
Feathers and bone embracing in the flood.
It's eyes open wide in unblinking stare.
The stench of excretion permeating the air.

It's legs were squashed flat, pushed against the road.
It had succeeded in breaking the human code -
"Any animal found in a cars path,
No matter what is was, it would not last."

As I stood there staring at this,
Only a short hiss escaped my lips.
I couldn't take my eyes off this grisly sight,
Standing and staring until the dark of night.

A few days ago, I was walking home from school. I found a dead bird, and it gave me the inspiration for this poem. It may seem sick, but I feel that poems are a way to express yourself, and writing about it helps to ease my pain. Sorry if this freaks anyone out. And just to clear something up, I'm 15. A lot of people have asked me, and I thought if I said so on the site they wouldn't have to. Thanks. Mike

Meridian (172.157.58.241) -- Monday, November 29 2004, 07:41 pm

not sick at all
You're the poet, you write whatever you feel! Poems are poems, and I enjoyed this one! It's indeed sad, when some animals don't make it across the road in time, before they get hit.

Very sensational Mike!
Smiley face,
Meri

Raimee. (80.5.40.153) -- Monday, March 7 2005, 10:41 pm

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I saw a dead cat the other day. It brought tears to my eyes. :( It was really disturbing.. I just felt really sorry for it.

anonymous (84.9.36.50) -- Sunday, March 13 2005, 01:53 pm

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If you like writing about things you see, why don't you write a poem about that woman with that stupid hat?

the juggernaught (66.76.67.66) -- Wednesday, April 19 2006, 08:47 pm

nice
i think it is good, i write poems sometimes but im sure you would not like them but keep up the good work

evenensense (98.125.142.26) -- Thursday, June 17 2010, 07:22 am

sweet
that is like me kinda, but i dream of blood and violence

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