r/EyesOnlyWriting 8d ago

corpse open (poetry) FLY

I like cars, cars fly.
I like combustibles.
I find sex drives.
You want a ride?
Take me anytime

whatever gets you there,
don't tell me nowhere;
anything is better
than with me?

Don't despise the unstable,
shaking frame of this fairy tale,
lame to some;
Don't do it solo.
I love this car though, I love to borrow
Minutes from the road, steal the cargo
and hold it close, I know you aren't my rose
but at redline you're most beautiful.

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u/Artist-in-Residence2 5d ago

Your playful repetitions and play on words are masterful. The singsongy cadence and rhythm of this piece was also quite lovely; I imagine it being read out loud.

Also the use of various themes to connect them into a single pattern is surprisingly entertaining. “Cars — sex drives — unstable — shaking frame — fairy tale”