This room is stagnant-
but hope comes and goes,
shines but fades like snowflakes.
Casting shadows against the wall,
she fears the darkness
and when the light shines;
she gathers her body up- a human blind,
tries to keep the light alive.
Waking the bones, she can hear it deep inside
the rain outside finds its own root,
the voice within whispers-
“you're safe- today nothing can reach you,
the darkness is a safe distance away.”

Comments
RachelPatricia | July 22, 2011 - 20:00
'This room is stagnant-
but hope comes and goes,
shines but fades like snowflakes.
Casting shadows against the wall,
she fears the darkness
and when the light shines;
she gathers her body up- a human blind,'
- how gorgeous is that?! And '...gathers her body up- a human blind' - just brilliant :)
Really, really enjoyed this, Beeme - so beautiful.
Rachel xx
Beeme | July 22, 2011 - 20:17
wow, thank you so much Rachel :) I'm so happy you enjoyed this so much. It means alot :-)
Beeme xx
Highhat | July 23, 2011 - 03:52
"the rain outside finds its own root,"
poignant line and and a poignant poem- I enjoyed it and it is true to your style Beeme- well done
;)Pia
Silver Spun Sand | July 23, 2011 - 08:19
I agree with blighter's Beeme...imagery is spot on;-) Well done.
Tina xx
Beeme | July 23, 2011 - 20:42
Thank you so much Highhat, Blighters and Tina. I'm so happy you liked the images :)
Beeme xx
shoe | July 24, 2011 - 10:10
Those first four lines really draw the reader in, and it's so haunting and lovely!
cormacru999 | July 24, 2011 - 15:16
yes, this is really excellent. I lean towards dark poetry and song so this strikes a chord with me.
Beeme | July 24, 2011 - 18:20
Thank you so much Shoe and Cormacru999, :)
Beeme xx
fatboy74 | July 24, 2011 - 21:51
Great stuff beeme. :-)
MistakenMagic | July 24, 2011 - 22:06
"the rain outside finds its own root" - love this line! Well done on the cherry :)
Magic xxx
Beeme | July 26, 2011 - 09:50
Thank you very much Fatboy and Magic :)
Beeme xx