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Tramp Poet
Senior Member

since 2000-01-06

Posts 754
Could Be Anywhere...

0 posted 2001-05-04 03:21 AM

Stillness

The stillness of the night captures me
enfolds, enwraps me with it's amity
lures, woos, entices me to the dark.
Must be a reminder, i muse
of womb safe, cellblock dark
hidey holes we humans desire.

Anonymous seeking, familiar shadows
eerie amplified around two or three am
movement the enemy, still in the dark.
Easy to see why favorite of the criminal
ease of hide, deed and get away dark

Downing beers round the elm tree
not seeing what happened behind
"well Officer, it was backside dark."
Profile:...large and dangerous
security securing, rousting the dark
steps echo like some ancient antiphon.

How quickly one degenerates
that pack mentality next in line
preying on other creatures of the dark.
It makes perfect sense that the lord
of this dark is indeed himself dark.
the stillness of the night swallows me.

~~~~~~~~~~~~

~~antiphon: (an'ti-fon) chant or hymn rendered alternately by two choirs...~~

Please excuse the edit of misspelled words-
lol side effect of writing at 2 am after work,
or perhaps lack of application, eh? djb

the artist once upon...
known as "bleeding"

[This message has been edited by Tramp Poet (edited 05-04-2001).]

Joyce Johnson

Member Rara Avis

since 2001-03-10

Posts 9912
Washington State

1 posted 2001-05-04 10:14 AM

Interesting well done poem. I am a creature of the light, so I don't see the call of the dark or the pack mentality there-in but it makes good sense. Joyce

Trillium

Member Patricius

since 2001-03-09

Posts 12098
Idaho, USA

2 posted 2001-05-04 05:25 PM

This is not a world I am familiar with, but I found the poem intriguing.

Betty Lou Hebert

~DreamChild~
Senior Member

since 2001-04-23

Posts 544
in your dreams

3 posted 2001-05-05 03:27 PM

this is a great poem. thank you for sharing it. looking forward to more great reads from you.

Xeonox

Senior Member

since 2000-04-01

Posts 1764
CA, USA

4 posted 2001-05-06 01:54 AM

unlike joyce, I am a night creature. I can realte. Great work.

Ronil (One becomes god only when they have fully understood the role of being a human being.)

coyote
Senior Member

since 2001-03-17

Posts 1077

5 posted 2001-05-06 12:08 PM

Naturally, I love the night, and packs, and darkness.

But that aside, this is very well done.
I enjoyed it.
Thanks.

"The rose, like the cactus flower, protects herself with thorns. We however, impale ourselves on their beauty."
coyote

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