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Smoothy
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The dark side of the moon

0 posted 2005-01-04 11:08 PM



Burning with a passion,
Or are they flames of hate?
Either way, it burns within,
The fire guides my fate,

Forged within the fires,
I'm tempered by the flames,
In my heart, the burning dwells,
The center of the blaze,

I hear the siren call,
I answer and obey,
The fire's song is in my heart,
To it I am a slave,

Do not try to hold me down,
Or suffocate my will,
Don't put me out, don't put me down,
For I am the Flame...

© Copyright 2005 Bryan Nascak - All Rights Reserved
HopelessRomanticGuy
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since 2001-08-17
Posts 495
LI, New York
1 posted 2005-01-04 11:29 PM


Well, this one certainly was powerful!  Bryan, you really hav outdone yourself here.  I enjoyed the way you talk of the fire within.  It lives within all of us; that flame that defines who we are.  Well met, ol' chap!  (^.^)  The only issue I had, was the third line of the last stanza.  It's length threw off the flow a bit, but other than that, this was the best yet.  Hmm... the thought behind this... have you tried a more lyrical approach?  Could make a good power ballad.  Well, I'll leave that to you.  Just glad I caught this before I went off to bed.  L8r!

"I am a part of the world that I hate/I wish would come faster, my world's a distaster," - Crossfade "Starless"

Smoothy
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since 2002-12-02
Posts 119
The dark side of the moon
2 posted 2005-01-05 07:17 AM


Thanks for the kind review, as always. True, that last stanza does need work, but I was a bit too tired to mess around with it at the time. As for the lyrical approach, I can't really help it. I hear music all the time now that I've aimed myself further in that direction. By the way, if you happen to catch Wren in the forum, say hi to her for me.

"I hide myself behind them,
I put them on every day,
If you look you'll find them,
The masks I use to hide the pain"

WranglrButts9
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since 2004-10-24
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Iowa, US
3 posted 2005-01-05 08:40 PM


WOW! I really really really liked this one.... powerful. This is my new fav!

Bailey

Good judgment comes from experience,
and a lotta that comes from bad judgment.

WinterWren
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since 2002-12-01
Posts 1044
...Coming to
4 posted 2005-01-06 05:18 PM


Wow...Let's see what could I say that wold express how much I love this? Oh yeah, WOW. lol
Really great poem here! I loved the feeling it conveyed. And the last line of the last stanza was my favorite!
Great work!

If I could fall asleep tonight
you know I’d dream of you
and wake up wondering
why my heart is so cold
~WinterWren~

WindSong
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since 2002-12-23
Posts 313
Long Island, New York
5 posted 2005-01-06 10:51 PM


Wow, I'm a bit thrown off. It was splendiferous *however you spell it*. I liked the way it flowed and seemed to me as though it gained power towards the end. I love the ending.

Nice write. Peace.

~*Kirah*~

"They say that truth will set you free, but then so will a lie. It all depends if you're trying to get to the promised land or just trying to get by."

Smoothy
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since 2002-12-02
Posts 119
The dark side of the moon
6 posted 2005-01-07 05:01 AM


I had no idea this one would be popular. I tried a few things different for this one than most of my other poems. For one thing, it's not about love! Secondly, I wanted to bring forth imagery that I knew I could express. Fire and the burning within my soul seemed to be fairly easy to pull off, so I went with it. I also tried a more lyrical approach for this one, so it may end up as a song later.

Thanks to all of you for your comments, you're too kind.

"I hide myself behind them,
I put them on every day,
If you look you'll find them,
The masks I use to hide the pain"

Jezzika
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since 2005-01-05
Posts 154
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7 posted 2005-01-27 10:39 AM


"Do not try to hold me down,
Or suffocate my will,
Don't put me out, don't put me down,
For I am the Flame..."

WOW!!!  This part was awesome the whole poem was awesome....

Jezzika

you know he really wants me

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