I have failed
The gate of my shame is open before me
The doom of the world pouring forth from its darkness
But while I may have failed myself
And the hope of my people
I refuse to let this world suffer for it
I pull forth the sword of my greatest sorrow from within
And slash at the unleashed blackness
The doom of this world shrieks at the touch of my blade
Not able to bare the painful light
Step by bloody step I push the blackness back through the gate
Sensing its eventual loss the doom of this world turns its attention fully onto me
Rending me limb from limb... tearing the wings of creation from my body
Making no effort to defend myself I stoically push forward
Until the gate just recently opened is once again closed
My sword clatters to the ground while I collapse into a bloody heap
Death quickly creeping into my once Undying flesh
But as the once eternal light of creation fades from me
As I answer the sweet sirens call of oblivion
Fate interposes its ever enigmatic hand
In the unlikely tongue of a small canine spirit
Licking the blood from my shattered face
Offering something I thought was forever lost to me
The tiny ever flickering light of Hope
Oh, Looksfar, I was so touched when I got to the lines about the small canine spirit, offering care and some Hope. Just a wonderful ending - (beginning?)My canines bring me a lot of comfort and ease in this old world. I'm glad you have one too. Nice to see you writing and posting. It's been a while. Take good care. I'll bet you are missing your sister this season.
ReplyDeleteAn ending and a beginning, the ancient Undying one passes away to be reborn into something new.
ReplyDeleteThank you, you take care as well and I do miss Zellie.
sad,
ReplyDeletecheer up...
your poetry rocks.
keep writing.
Greetings!
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I love it that a dog brought you back from the abyss!
ReplyDeletehmm kinda liked it
ReplyDeleteLooksfar, are you okay? No writing for a long time? I just re-read this poem, touched once again by the love of the small canine spirit. My old fellow, Pup, died in January - it was the hardest loss of my life. I still miss him so much. Hope you are doing okay and are still writing. You write from a very deep and real place and you do it so well.
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