Shadows

by Jemma   Dec 1, 2005


I'm walking down these panes of glass
The lines of paths I never knew
The shapes of trees faded to grey
The leaves fainting before me
The night is long with starlight strong
Walking under waters deep
Struggling to hold my breath
I don't know why; it's only death
My feet so sore with ambling far
My heart so broken, wrapped in care
An imitation of life, no more
Lost within fate, and always too late
I'm not even sure whether live or dead
Life is me, reciprocated
Death is what's made me me
Sorrow has made me stronger
Bitter revenge
I'm left wreathed in anger
The flames from the fire of my heart
Long extinguished in this eternal ice
Snatched away my lasting fear
Washed away in this shattered tear
Sharp and strong and forever deep
Pain robs me of my evil sleep
The eyes that stalk me in the living day
Are shadows of the moons eclipse
The darkness has sectioned me within itself
I always fumble in the murk
I carry a hollow drum that is throbbing more and more
It's anxious to be rid
I'm restless for my sleep
I'm dying, every day
The pain gets worse and worse
As the shadows fight for my skin
The gloom is not upon me
The gloom is within me
The gloom is the darkness
The darkness has taken me
I can trace my footsteps
Loose ends, the knot will soon be tightened
The mesh upon my lungs with stiffen
I will be thrown though the night to
Where the light is the darkness
And a further doom meets me
Where the metallic gas from the blooms
Leave me gagging in the air
The night has reached within
And it's waiting for me there
My own worst enemy
Myself

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  • 18 years ago

    by goldie

    Wow~ how are you so good?!
    i love your writing and i love the this poem a lot!
    thanks for all the comments too ^_^

  • 19 years ago

    by ~@ngel Whisperer~

    BEAUTIFUL piece. Your imagery was thick, and it surrounded me as I read on. I could feel your emotion and see into your thoughts...keep writing...it is truely your gift...God bless...

  • 19 years ago

    by Daniel Alexander

    I liked this a lot... maybe it's just because I'm a big fan of the dark stuff... I like the imagery involved a lot more. I think of archaic structures or old gothic churches with panes of stained glass 10 feet tall... I do very much like this piece.

    -Dano