Wick's Urge

by Purple   Oct 30, 2006


My minds wick is brightly burning
Silhouetted in darkness
With the clocks click-clock churning
It holds my eyes far too wide
Each blink reminiscent
Of drawn out impatient sighs
I'm waiting for the wick to run out
No fuel left over
Dead behind the clocks quiet shouts

But the crackle of fire
Makes my mind run
Making a simple minds want
Burn with the intensity of sun
To dyne this Urge
Not use this light's flame
Seems far too unnatural
A pleasure impossible to tame

My bed is close by me
And I know I should be within
But this flame still has words
It's desperate to spin

I can feel the flame dying
As the clock's clogs do brake
And soon I do know it
I'll be asleep for tomorrow sake

My mind is still clinging
To these active thoughts
As I try to snuff out the flame
No right solution is brought
I'll force my eyes shut
And make this verse the last
A greater effort focused on sleep
Maybe now dream's gates will let me pass.

Good night my dear dreamer
I guess I was wrong
My last verse wasn't the end
As my urge to write was too strong

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  • 17 years ago

    by Fluffy

    "My minds wick is brightly burning
    Silhouetted in darkness
    With the clocks click-clock churning
    It holds my eyes far too wide
    Each blink reminiscent
    Of drawn out impatient sighs..."

    ^A very powerful stanza, indeed. You pen this poem well, holding, essentially, the story of the poem (theme) under good control. Great use of alliteration and imagery, I think.
    I understand how you're trying to present this poem, through shorter sentences etc; though I would suggest using the odd semi colon and colon to support the sentence structure a bit more.

    Overall, a well written account. Well done :]

    -Elysium.

  • 17 years ago

    by myxlittlexcut

    That was a pretty cool poem, the end made me smile, i know how it feels to be up all night writing

  • 18 years ago

    by trublonde

    Wow, this is really well written, i can barely write like this! Oh yeah , nice profile! LOL! Its funny, the stick in the mud part anyways! : ) Thanx fo the comment!

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