Poetry Thread Options

[Burnt Sierra]

I thought it might be nice to have a place where members can post up some examples of their poetry. Usual rules apply, no flaming, no spam etc. I would also ask, if you're going to comment on a poem, not to just do a one line reply, along the lines of, "yeah, thats cool." Nothing is more soul destroying than putting up a piece of yourself, and then getting a response with no thought behind it. Anyway, this is one I wrote a couple of months ago, and with the departure of Sinder today, I'd like to post this up as it sums up my feelings quite accurately.

As you leave
the birds, who've been patiently perched on my window sill
fly up in unison
heading towards the sunset
heralding the darkness to come.
Golden shades of summer start to fade
as the night sneaks in
stripping my colour away.

And so I sit here.
Lit in a room of false hope.
The light of a smoke, burning into ash.
The glow of a screen, showing words in black and white.
Choking on my tears.
We've lost some of our sparkle
with one less star glinting in the sky.

[Zalphon]

The Moonwalker

I walk in the shadows,
I stare at the moon,
I watch the stars,

I am the shadow in the night,
The creature of the void,
You've seen me before,
You'll see me again,

I am immune to your beatings,
Impervious to your traps,
Invulnerable to your guns,
Yet, your tears are like poison,

I walk in the shadows of the ebon night,
I bathe in the freezing chill of the dusk,
I watch the darkness corrupt people,

I have protected the weak,
Attacked the wicked,
Yet, your tears always bring me down,

I know your name,
I know your story,
I know your life,
I have empathy for all, but not as much as for you,

Your tears are like Nightshade,
Your eyes are like sparkling gems,
Your skin is pristine,

I've seen you fall,
I've seen you rise again,
I've watched you destroy the shadows,
I've watched you embrace the darkness,

Yet, your tears are my bane,
Your anguish is my terror,
You're are my hero,
When you're glum,
I am too,

I'll never leave,
Because you are one of my dearest friends,
I'll be alive long after you, yet I'll always remember,
I am the Moonwalker, Eternal,

However, I will always remember,
My closest friends,
Which I count you amongst...

Tears of a Champion

I take a beating,
I show no pain or woe,
I am stunned by a powerful punch to the skull,
I show no pain or woe,

I watch you cry,
Tears burn my face as they roll down,
Your's burn my very soul like acid on flesh,

I watch you in depression,
I feel a weight around my soul,
It drags me down into a dark abyss,

I am here to listen,
I always will be,
Yet whenever you're sad,
So will my anguish,

Whenever I watch you suffer,
I show no rage, no woe,
I am slowly eaten away internally,

I have watched death,
I have been in it's icy grip,
I have been in what should've been a watery grave,
I am here, but still weakened by your emotion,

I will always be here,
Eternally...

The Raven and the Eagle

I hate you,
I hate you so direly,
You soar the skies and are praised for your beautiful coat of feathers,
I wish I could watch you die,
But if anyone ever hurt you,
I'd watch them die a thousand deaths before they succumbed to the true death,

I hate you,
I'd love to watch every feather you have be ripped out, one-by-one,
However, I could never bare to let it come to you,
For if anyone did, I'd rip their eyes out,

To them, you're a divine creature,
To them, I am the Harbinger of Hell,
I hate you, in ways you can't even fathom,
I'd love to watch your talons ripped out, to see the look of anguish, but to the fool who dares, my talons await,

I'd love to watch you burn in the pits of Hell,
I'd love to see you suffer,
But I'd always trade places,
I will hate you until time stops and all is naught,

I'll always want to kill you, Brother,
But I'll always be ready to kill anyone who harms you,
My soul is divided,
As it always will be,
One part will always wish to see your flesh draped on hooks,
One part will always be there to protect you,
Forever my soul shall fight an eternal war,
Forever I shall wait for one side to win and peace to come,
But it'll never come, Brother,

You'll always be safe from my talons,
Even if I wish to use them to tear you to shreds,
I'll never be able to kill you, no matter how much I wish it,
Brother, I love you, but one day I hope I can finally shed the blood,
That gives you life,
But I'll never do it,
For my internal struggle is eternal...