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Reagan Cherry Jun 2014
III.
Kiss me goodbye with the sound of a drum
every beat resonating into the cavities of my lung

Will the coffin to close and seal my disconsolate contempt
and the pending air will allow one ***** to be exempt

Celebrate the song of my ironic demise-
but only if you remember, I'm not the one who dies

IV.
This lung has seen more shadows than reprise-
but abides by the silent cries of silhouettes' eyes

This lung has been ravaged time after time-
the story why its poison is long past its prime

This lung has tasted obscurities darker than your endeavor-
so raise it up to the sky and it will thrive forever

Take this lung into the palm of your hand-
and absolve it from death without a command
Jun 2014 · 439
Death of a Lung- I. and II.
Reagan Cherry Jun 2014
I.
I am my own shadow
I observe my own flaws
I recall my own prospect
and I eradicate my own laws

II.
The rhythm can batter me with the touch of a hand-
     but only if the world can detach itself from demand
And the music can strip both ears from my head-
      only when demons chose the daylight instead
Contradictions can paint me a macabre visage-
      if descriptions will lay their ambitions to image
Jun 2014 · 396
Slits for Eyes
Reagan Cherry Jun 2014
Carry me down to the sea,
past the old sycamore tree
My languid body has grown too weak
help me find the bones I seek

Set me into the acrid bath-
I yearn for its resplendent wrath
Weeping spirits start to appear
chanting songs I cannot hear

Bloodless faces shaped like bowls-
slits for eyes, and void of souls
Salty water fills my lungs
and I can read their spirit tongues

I rise from the serenity,
and claim a new identity
Gaze at my poignant reflection-
green slit-eyes and gray complexion

I join my brother and sister souls,
slits for eyes and faces like bowls

— The End —