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The Blue Murder (She Cried)

2008.03.26

'Don't go', they said,
'the night will be dark,
the road white with rain
and you will lay there,
eyes closed to reflected light
and wonder "Am I dead?"'
And I will be dead,
metallic form no longer form
nor the body a body,
twisted into death;
and trapped there,
not knowing whether that shape
smelling of blood and rain
is still a body or something dead;
and at the first sound,
perhaps a fall of split glass,
you will remember and breathe,
all the entire uselessness of your life
in a fearful rhetorical monosyllable
"Yes?"
and a huge black bird
will rise in flight on its tired wings.

Michael Hartnett

39 Comments

GREAT !!!

facan · 2008-03-26: 14:00

powerful

PaulGraham · 2008-03-26: 14:24

That reminds me on Hitchcock "The Birds".
Huuuu thrilling!

snappy · 2008-03-26: 14:45

Great!

vitzeq · 2008-03-26: 15:15

Great Title, nice set.

joycephotography · 2008-03-26: 15:42

i like the pics 1 and 4! this set remind me the hitchcock film ""the birds" great set!

tomie · 2008-03-26: 16:02

yep.. just like the movie.

maharba · 2008-03-26: 16:26

yes..i agree witht he general consensus here...very "Hitchcock"esk..... (clearly Hitchcockesk isnt a word..but you know what i mean :P) I love 2 and 3.

focussed · 2008-03-26: 17:32

Well !

Mabi938 · 2008-03-26: 19:27

Cool diving shot in #3. Definitely agree with the others..."The Birds"

etodd80 · 2008-03-26: 19:39

first one is great

leliestraat · 2008-03-26: 21:02

great shots.4th one and the poetry

mojaroo · 2008-03-26: 21:22

thank you, he is really amazing irish poet

Dragana · 2008-03-26: 21:32

#1 has an amazing composition.
And #4 is a truly superb catch.
Superb set, Dragana.

Madoc · 2008-03-26: 21:54

First thing I thought, as a few other bloggers have duly noted... 'The Birds' by Hitchcock. Lovely work, and great black and white. #1 is my favourite for its composition and tones. :)

Peche · 2008-03-27: 04:50