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callerofcrows — Poor Ophelia by-nc-nd
Published: 2011-07-19 12:51:43 +0000 UTC; Views: 507; Favourites: 16; Downloads: 9
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Description Oh, you breathed tragedy.
It filled your lungs
Like water and sediment.
Insane enough to love the insane,
you threw yourself into
that dark puddle with the same abandon
as you threw yourself into him.
And you laughed the same way
when you fell into water,
when you dove into lust,
drowning with hopes
as broken as your mind.
You gave them flowers
as a parting shot,
because you were there once.
Tearing out petals
like you would your hair,
panicking over "he-loves-me-not."
When you last saw the sun
from under the surface,
did you think it was hellfire,
or swear it was God?
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Comments: 11

Dandi-Lions [2013-02-06 03:59:59 +0000 UTC]

Congrats on getting picked for =star-blazer 's daily pick today! A well deserved piece

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callerofcrows In reply to Dandi-Lions [2013-02-11 20:35:13 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much!

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Hfeather53 [2012-09-06 00:49:33 +0000 UTC]

I love romantic tragedy. What the fuck is wrong with me? I'm glad I'm not the only one.

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callerofcrows In reply to Hfeather53 [2012-09-06 18:02:17 +0000 UTC]

There's something compelling about romantic tragedies. While I'd never want to live one out, they're fascinating to read.

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schriftsteller [2011-07-19 22:06:14 +0000 UTC]

Wow. I've never read anything so amazing about her before. I adore this.

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callerofcrows In reply to schriftsteller [2011-07-20 02:44:30 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I've never written more than an analytic paper about Ophelia. (We had to find a song and tie it to one of the books we read in my AP Lit class senior year of high school. I chose Natalie Merchant's song "Ophelia", since we read Hamlet.) She's one of my favorite characters, and the idea just hit me!

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schriftsteller In reply to callerofcrows [2011-07-24 22:02:00 +0000 UTC]

You're quite welcome. And that sounds like an amazing project to do. This poem is amazing too.

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callerofcrows In reply to schriftsteller [2011-07-24 22:27:15 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! The project was amazing in some ways, but was more of a pain in the ass. For this project, we had to contact the artist whose song we wanted to use, or find an interview, that has them stating the song was specifically about character/literary work xyz.

I chose the song "Ophelia" by Natalie Merchant, and did manage to get a response from her even though she was overseas promoting an album! She did write the song about Shakespeare's Ophelia, and the facets of her personality. My teacher couldn't believe I'd gotten a response!

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schriftsteller In reply to callerofcrows [2011-07-26 03:54:22 +0000 UTC]

Oh, yeah, I can see how that would be a bit of a pain. Awesome that you got a response though! That seems rare, nowadays.

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Inklingirl16 [2011-07-19 16:48:35 +0000 UTC]

POOR OPHELIA!!!

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callerofcrows In reply to Inklingirl16 [2011-07-20 02:44:49 +0000 UTC]

I know!!! Such a tragic character.

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