Look, I don't want to see you
in any kind of vision.
You're haunting, taunting my mind
treating it like a prison.
Well, let me tell you something
you probably ought to know.
You executed me once,
Truth is you softened the blow.
I dream about it often:
I'm flying high in the air,
escaping from what kills me,
but you greet me with despair.
Seems it's inevitable
that you'd stir up a terror.
Karma will get you, I know.
Call it trial & error.
I admit there's no denying
You may have won the first fight
That was then, this is now &
darkness always falls to light.
I am illuminated
by the ghost of the prior.
Consider me as a sun
Burning noble ball of fire.
I shall triumph past darkness,
shining like the brightest star.
My journey doesn't stop here
I'll continue to go far.
Bid adieu to all evil,
the wicked & the corrupt.
This is a revolution;
The intent is to disrupt
you from your malignant plot.
One sip from the holy grail
& it acknowledges that
the good will always prevail.
A poem by Carmen Varner
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Very beautiful poem! Hope your weekend is just as beautiful, Carmen :)
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DeleteI have plenty of past darkness. I try to forget about it if I'm not in the mood to really sit down and analyse it.
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DeleteLove this poem, Carmen! I do have some past darkness but I try not to bother myself with it.
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DeleteYour poem definitely touched a chord with me. I have lots of darkness in the first part of my life, but I am able to keep it at bay now. My life now is filled with so much hope and light and for that I feel very blessed.
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DeleteThis would read so well at a Poetry Slam. Have you ever been to one of those?
ReplyDeleteOh I definitely have my past darkness and it gets me down a lot. Poetry and Art and Music are definitely good ways to release my sadness when I'm down. As for staying happy, I just have to focus on the good things in life and improving myself for the better.
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DeleteDamn girl this is an amazing poem! Love it!! Things were running through my head when I was reading it, wondering if it's about a past lover, or a past friend, or just a past straight out enemy... but I love the mystery <3 Anyways thanks for the sweet comment on my blog, always returning the support
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The mystery is that I don't want to reveal it & I think others would relate better if it were open ended. Thanks! :]
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It's about creating new memories - as opposed to being stuck in the old ones, good or bad!
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DeleteI really liked this poem a lot. I'm on a huge poetry kick and am a bit of a poet myself, though I have yet to share stuff publicly. You seem naturally talented! Keep it up! XO
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DeleteThis is such a beautiful poem. I do have plenty of past darkness but I try to understand and accept it and eventually I'm able to live with it and find peace.
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Great point! Sometimes you need to take a moment to understand the darkness & why it's there. :]
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ReplyDeleteThis is great I love the line about the darkness always coming to light.
You know, I recently wrote a bunch of poems that I thought might be too dark or to personal to share, but you've inspired me to reconsider.
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DeleteGreat poem~ Darkness and light are of the same coin. One needs the other to survive. Always. That's what I found out in life and in my experiences.
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