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Array ( [sid] => 44302 [catid] => 1 [aid] => mick [title] => A Bloodied Chalice [time] => 2004-04-22 14:15:20 [hometext] => * a rather short poem, but I hope you still find it enjoyable. I don't know what 'inspired' me to write this * [bodytext] => I am the face of failure
As I bleed into this chalice
Broken by my own animosity
As fear tightens its noose
And slices vein after vein
Leaving me thin and despondent

I take the bloodied chalice
Into my stained, blackened hands
And tip it over my head
The blood christening my hair
And pooling, congealing at my feet
I raise my shaking arms heavenward
As life flows from the crevasses in my skin
And ponder if I have been freed from the demons
Of if my torture has only begun [comments] => 8 [counter] => 300 [topic] => 36 [informant] => bobotheclown [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 24 [ratings] => 5 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => Suicide )

A Bloodied Chalice

Contributed by bobotheclown on Thursday, 22nd April 2004 @ 02:15:20 PM in AEST
Topic: Suicide

I am the face of failure
As I bleed into this chalice
Broken by my own animosity
As fear tightens its noose
And slices vein after vein
Leaving me thin and despondent

I take the bloodied chalice
Into my stained, blackened hands
And tip it over my head
The blood christening my hair
And pooling, congealing at my feet
I raise my shaking arms heavenward
As life flows from the crevasses in my skin
And ponder if I have been freed from the demons
Of if my torture has only begun

Copyright © bobotheclown ... [ 2004-04-22 14:15:20]
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Re: A Bloodied Chalice (User Rating: 1 )
by SAT on Thursday, 22nd April 2004 @ 02:20:54 PM AEST
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Deep, Dark and very revealing... loved it! keep up the good work!

Alicia MAire
~*SAT*~

Re: A Bloodied Chalice (User Rating: 1 )
by Remy on Thursday, 22nd April 2004 @ 02:26:12 PM AEST
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if only i could use my sacry voice to say something like, "and you thought that was bad... bwahawha!!" it just doesn't have that same effect, oh well... cool write! ;0)
~Remy~

Re: A Bloodied Chalice (User Rating: 1 )
by afraid_of_fear on Thursday, 22nd April 2004 @ 02:28:16 PM AEST
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Joel this is incredible.. shorter than usual but definitely worth reading. I absolutely love the line: "The blood christening my hair". It just held something.. different, controversial maybe. i liked it :)
char xx

Re: A Bloodied Chalice (User Rating: 1 )
by Kie on Thursday, 22nd April 2004 @ 03:11:58 PM AEST
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Oh this was sad to read.
It had a helplessness to it that really touched me.
Dark and very well expressed.

Kie

Re: A Bloodied Chalice (User Rating: 1 )
by Stitch on Thursday, 22nd April 2004 @ 04:05:42 PM AEST
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I wrote something called "Burden" after seeing The Passion that this reminds me of. I can relate to all the questions posed here and all the experience written into it. Nice stuff. God does allow us to fall pretty far before He stretches out His hand and even then we find it hard to believe we are on solid ground. Yes, I know these feelings and you have described them with both depth and clarity.
Stitch

Re: A Bloodied Chalice (User Rating: 1 )
by Mortis-Dark on Thursday, 22nd April 2004 @ 05:53:09 PM AEST
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This is what I would call an esquisite write, im awaiting further more of your writes.:D

(V)ortis-Dark

Re: A Bloodied Chalice (User Rating: 1 )
by shelby on Thursday, 22nd April 2004 @ 05:56:07 PM AEST
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haunting and dark gripping with feeling wrapped up with such sadness another great write Joel.
michelle

Re: A Bloodied Chalice (User Rating: 1 )
by STRaNGe_LiNDSeY on Saturday, 24th April 2004 @ 06:06:29 PM AEST
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This was disturbingly sweet, and extrodinarily exceptional. Thank you for sharing.

Lindsey

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