The Halo of Wire

Your memories inflict no cringe;

they beckon bloodless eyes to no avail

as what once were your fingers

render me breathless,

(although, not in the same

manner as before)

so, too, does the strangle

of your halo comfort me;

a delightful gift once

caressed by your very fingers;

dismally gravitated by

reality, left to descend

and become the collar encompassing

my neck, a constant, graceful reminder

that I'm still yours:

a gratified puppy deriving

music from the wires of your halo;

strumming monotone lullabies

as he replaces artery and bone

with wire to become art itself,

to situate himself closer to

the memory of you.

                                          ~ 17 November, 2013

Author's Note

Photo courtesy of olivestar of Deviant Art.

Reviews

[FateDictates]

very cool words, the wove their magic..slam dunk...

[Tai Ryens]

THank you for your words.

[I Am Svetlana]

This was so...captivating to me! Such wonderful images and important things you have to say throughout your poetry. Such passion and power you create with a simple pen, the paper telling the reader what's inside. I really love your writing so far, so inspiring and such talent you possess :)

[Tai Ryens]

I'm flattered . . . Thank you

[Riley Bray]

Hun, you are seriously a fantastic poet! I loved the descriptive language in this piece and the way it was broken up. Good job :)

[Tai Ryens]

Thank you, I try :)

[Baby Ricochet]

Strangling halos and arteries and bones turning to wire. Now THAT'S some Tai poetry right there. Aaahh

[Tai Ryens]

Ahhh, thank you. I'm flattered.

[Bluefire]

This is amazing, I love it! Deadly yet beautiful, broken by the light.
Well done! ^^

[Tai Ryens]

Thank you.

[Bluefire]

No problem!

[RuthCalderMurphy]

This is very good. Breathtaking, in fact! (appropriately enough!) I need to read it several times, I think, to really get it. Is there a back-story? (No pressure to answer that; I know sometimes it's better, or preferable, just to let the poetry speak for itself.)

[Tai Ryens]

Of course there is a back-story, I believe every poem has some sort of a back-story or inspiration; I should mention that I've used less than ten adjectives, however, and I usually weigh adjectives heavily. I chose them carefully.
Thank you for reading and reviewing, it brings me such lovely delight to have somebody read and review.