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wandering
Member

since 2001-01-21

Posts 92

0 posted 2001-01-25 11:17 PM

It is a night, cast of ink-like void,
An endless purgatory of dreams,
Where I sit high
Upon a make-shift throne
Of skeletal emotions.
As bone dry as my tearless eyes.
As brittle as my hapless memories.
I watch over forgotten days of laughter,
Lingering in clouds of illusions,
Drifting aimlessly,
Throughout the folds of my mind.
I am King here.
A wave of my hand casts me back,
To days where the sun did once shine,
Where I stand before my former self,
Envious of what was.
Guilty of what could have been.
Such a fool am I,
To believe the past can bring pleasure,
When pain is the only reminder,
Where time was lost on youth.
Yet I still smile,
For I am the King here,
In this ink-like void of night.
And no one can dethrone me.

lost in thought, found in words.
wanderer

firecrakker
Member

since 2000-10-20

Posts 235
Virginia

1 posted 2001-01-26 10:33 AM

Wandering,
This is the first piece of yours I remember reading and I am not disappointed!!

A wave of my hand casts me back,
To days where the sun did once shine,
Where I stand before my former self,
Envious of what was.
Guilty of what could have been.
Such a fool am I,

What powerful words! I truly enjoyed this! Thank you for sharing.

Sheila

Secret Whisper
Member

since 2001-01-25

Posts 298
Through the Looking Glass

2 posted 2001-01-26 11:52 AM

I found this poem both intriguing and enthralling. It was a wonderful articulation. My compliments.

~Alison~

"Close your eyes, and you'll see."

wandering
Member

since 2001-01-21

Posts 92

3 posted 2001-01-27 06:05 PM

Thank you Shiela for your kind words
and thanks to you also Alison. I don't get much time to get on here due to work. I hope to read more of your poetry. Thanks again

lost in thought, found in words.
wanderer

mystic requiem
Member

since 2001-01-26

Posts 144

4 posted 2001-01-28 03:16 PM

Applause! Simply fantastic!
This sort of work inspires me to write.
*thanx*

mYsTiC

Krawdad
Member Elite

since 2001-01-03

Posts 2597

5 posted 2001-01-28 10:45 PM

The VOID, where you have only what you bring.
King indeed, on a fragile throne. Interesting treatment. Relates to lots of us I think. Will look for more from you.

howpeculiar
Member

since 2000-12-12

Posts 56

6 posted 2001-01-29 08:51 AM

Strangely enough, this makes me think of a scene in "The Cell" (I recommend the movie, btw)... this is a less solid kingdom, though perhaps not less entrapping. The idea is suitably done, and the verse enjoyable… but the images I get simply from tangents of that film: pictures twisted, gleaming. Thanks. Be Well.

dragonpoe
Senior Member

since 2000-11-12

Posts 608
Palm Bay, Florida

7 posted 2001-01-29 05:14 PM

very well written. Darkly fascinating. Great imagery. I can see the relationship to the movie The Cell, ( I recommend it, too.)
Well done.

With the word, I am mighty, with the pen I am free..
dragonpoe

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