The Abyss

A poem about a soul after death.

There was a name I once carried

a lantern that gave shape to the dark

that endless empty deep

both around and within.

It is gone now.

Lost somewhere in the black

like the fading memories

of a life's shattered mirror.

I used to think of old sweet things

like prayers against the drowning;

the sound of rain on summer pavement

the color of a beloved voice

a laugh that once burned inside like sunlight

Even this grief has left me now.

Even my thoughts fade and fall apart

whispers of a dying echo

that finds no answer in the dark.

I reach for my own reflection

and find nothing in the black waters

only the weight of something lost

something once cherished

then stripped bare and forgotten.

I have become emptier than a shadow

a mask dissolving into black

beneath it lies the eternal cold 

that fills the bones of a desolate soul.

Reviews

[S.zaynab.kamoonpury]

A poignant dreary poem soulful in a haunting beautifully poetic way. Kudos for this muse!!

Plz also read and comment my newest poem too 

[Buddhistboy73]

This is a melancholic, yet somehow compassionate poem for me......

A thought provoking piece on the afterlife..

Thanks for sharing

BB73

[Chris Shaw]

There is both sadness and heaviness in this poem. The darkness is consuming. Nicely composed.

[WanderingWriter]

Thank you!

[Soren]

This is a poem of sadness and dejection so well worded it carries with it weight and the burden of loss. Well done

[WanderingWriter]

Thanks so much!

[Soren]

You are most welcome