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Embers_Before_God
Member

since 2001-03-06

Posts 101
USA

0 posted 2001-03-13 03:55 AM

Well I . . .dreamt last night.
I dreamt of death,
darkened voids,
empty chambers,
peculiar lights.
I walked.
I walked down
cobblestone paths,
hidden rooms,
moistened earth.

Well I was . . . dreaming after all.
Still, I’m confused.
Confused and awake.
Those lights are
still there,
still swirling
above
and ahead--
dark hues,
purples and blues--
through thick fogs,
dampened walls.

Was I . . . really there?
My skin is cold,
so cold,
sweaty too.
My heart drums.
Fast.
Too Fast.
I cannot . . .
close my eyes,
shut out the lights,
those peculiar lights.

Was I well . . .
or had I . . .
gone insane?
Who can tell?
These things
I say
seem strange,
so very strange.
Yet those lights,
they still
feel real,
and are still
within
the grasp
of my
long, bony fingers--
pale, ancient skin--
quivering
as they
reach out,
longing
to touch
those lights,
that whirlwind
of lights,
and, maybe
(if you’re there)
your flesh.
Ah, yes,
your flesh;
your beautiful,
living flesh.

Dance with me under the moon. Touch my pale skin. Devour me. Love me.

ChibiDeathscythe
Member

since 2000-06-09

Posts 128

1 posted 2001-03-13 02:42 PM

"dark hues,
purples and blues--
through thick fogs,
dampened walls."

mmm, I liked the rhythm of this! nice poem.

Embers_Before_God
Member

since 2001-03-06

Posts 101
USA

2 posted 2001-03-13 05:14 PM

Thank you for reading my poem...Embers

Mysteria

Member Laureate

since 2001-03-07

Posts 18328
British Columbia, Canada

3 posted 2001-03-13 10:00 PM

Up to par with the best as usual..Sometimes there is such a fine line between that which is reality and the abstract, and when in a state of mental confusion it is hard to differentiate. Great job Todd loved the analogies used in this one.

JamesMichael
Member Empyrean

since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

4 posted 2001-03-14 02:42 PM

Enjoyed reading this poem...James

Isis
Member Ascendant

since 1999-09-06

Posts 6296
Sunny Queensland

5 posted 2001-03-14 06:07 PM

I enjoyed this too!! So many analagies and conflicting emotions here, many possibilities too! Reality sux and sometimes the dreams aren't much better! LOL
Isis

*War produces one thing - Cemetaries. And in cemetaries there are no enemies!*
~Isis~~Sovereign of the Spirit.

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