deafening silence

2005

my friends have abandoned me because I'm

too broken

looking into mirror, I can see terrifying

pain unspoken 

the sheer agony that sears my soul has left me

empty and alone

the Lord God himself turned from me as I fell

before his throne

a deafening silence omits in a radius 

around me 

drowning out all of the reverberations

I used to hear

numbing all of the sensations that

I used to feel

your shade is gone, my skin burns underneath

a cursed sun

death is coming, I can smell her stench

in the air

hell is moving, i can feel the seams

of my soul began to tear

hollow spills out

filling cracks within

my bloodied eyes recoil 

I am lead by the blind

downward downward

parading this anger around

cutting skin to match

Author's Note

Reviews

[bookworm]

This is so gorgeous...I love that you are such a kindred spirit. You are so brave to let us into your world...I hope you can feel my gratitude. I often marvel at how things that feel so ugly can be painted so pretty with our words. I think that's why I write sometimes. I can control the horror a bit, make it more tolerable. Strange how stunning it looks when in the guise of poetic prose....hauntingly beautiful, as always....xx

[Draven]

This was a very interesting write. I enjoyed the way it all comes together and how it flowed so well.

[Priscilla Sayers]

Powerful. The words leap from the page and grab hold of the reader like a vice upon the heart. Wonderfully expressed.

[patricia]

Abandonment and that terrible place the illusion takes us to. A superb poem. Pain sublimated to word craft. Even though it led first to other darker places. Thankyou.

[Amila Jay]

Superb poem!!

[Angel Bluestocking]

i agree strongly agree about what emeraldcity 1918 said; the horrific appears beautiful in the guise of poetic prose.
it's amazing - superb - the description, you put in your piece, of the painful events the persona is experiencing. i love it~

[Cascara (aka Sprint Goe..]

wow...
this seems so real!
(and THAT... is a compliment)

[tk]

wow. truly amazing.. :) brilliant choice of words. imagery is perfect. anger and agony are expressed beautifully. overflowing emotions. keep it up!! ^_^

[Coyote Poetry]

I like the music and the poem. Sometime in a life. We can feel far away and alone. I like the description in the poem. I could feel the desire and search for reason and purpose. Thank you for the outstanding poem.
Coyote

[Priyankaabhilaashi]

Lovely write..!!

[BlueDreams]

A sweet piece of write expressing deep anger and wounded heart.. :-)