Darkness

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.”

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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