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The Cruellest Punishment

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Artist
take this dirty brush
and lock it away from me:
do not give it back.

Poet
stop the shaft of light,
let inspiration darken;
my pen will silence.

Lover
lava-lamp penis
cut clean at the bloody root:
seal closed the heart valve.
There are some things that would make me wish to stop breathing.

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neb8neb's avatar
I hate to do this on such an image creating poem, but I wondered, that moniter/graphics tablet...is it a moniter/graphics tablet and where can I get one? hehe, there now the pointless comment is out the way, I'll try and say something worthwhile ;)

The 3rd stanza is my favourite as its very well written however, by your words are you suggesting that the greatest punishment for a lover is abstinence? There is more to a lover than just sex surely.

Would of been interesting to see what you would of put for 'musician' but then that would of ruined the whole "3 is a magic number" thing that seems inbuilt in our minds..