The sea is calm to-night.
The tide is full, the moon lies fair
Upon the straits; -on the French coast the light
Gleams and is gone; the cliffs of England stand,
Glimmering and vast, out in the tranquil bay.
Come to the window, sweet is the night air!
Only, from the long line of spray
Where the sea meets the moon-blanch'd land,
Listen! you hear the grating roar
Of pebbles which the waves draw back, and fling,
At their return, up the high strand,
Begin, and cease, and then again begin,
With tremulous cadence slow, and bring
The eternal note of sadness in.
Sophocles long ago
Heard it on the Aegean, and it brought
Into his mind th
My white reflection burns me
reminding me of innocent days and
starry nights
When I was trusting
when I had faith
Now I am blinded by the fires
of truth
Old dreams come back
to taunt me
and I am lashed by chains of hopelessness
There is no respite
only unending visions
and unfulfilled prophecies
of freedom
and love
as I go plunging through hell;
sorrow incarnate
There has never been a sunrise
that I did not begrudge the ending
of night-
the darkness beckons me
it sings to me of
freedoms untold in daylight
Where I may dare to have a self
MYself;
I can aspire to be more than a shadow
in this absence of light.
Sunsets forgotten
lead me unto ecstasy
into the NightDawn.
There shall I fly,
Shrouded in white
Armored in black
into being
into seeing
all my reflections
in focus
at last.
Slim wraiths of sorrow
wrap your dark arms about me
Let the calm chill of shadow
take over the harsh
Burning
Light
I call for salvation
A reprisal from life
Longing for the sweet
Seduction of nothingness
Know that I wait,
Head high and palms open
Know that I watch
Heart full and lips smiling
...and do not mourn,
never that.
For among the bitterness of life,
I could never find hope
Among the sterile sunbeams,
I could never find joy
And deep within darkness...
its tender embrace...
No white
No black
No lies,
Only Grey.
I watch your intent profile
See your hands
Dance gracefully over the keys
A grace that never surfaces
With anything
Or anyone
else
You laugh,
Something on that glowing screen
Must amuse you
You're turning
at last
My heart leaps
A smile begins
But no
You only want to
Show me what
The Master has to say
Your ruler
Your God
Who dictates your time
Your mind
Your heart
I watch sadly,
Smile turns false
Nodding in agreement
Then leaving
I don't want you to see the tears
They wouldn't register anyhow
I know, it's stupid.
But I'm also
fleeing the image
In the reflection of your eyes
I saw not myself
Nor darkness
Nor
Tell me how to be-
I can change.
Tell me what to do-
I can stop.
What I was
Is not what I am
What I know
Is not what I feel
You make me run
Then force me to stand
You make me grow
Then shut out the sun
I am-
A moth without a flame,
An ocean without a moon.
I watch without seeing,
I hear without listening
And blindly observe
The loss of my spirit...
I
The universe without stars.
The warrior waits
restless for action
Unmoving,
wildness tamed.
Denial and power
Passion and pride
Fortify the spirit-
sharpen the hunger.
Mouth dry,
Watching.
Gaze cold,
Listening.
The dark song of War
Descends
like a shroud
like a raven
Like her rage.
She rises fluidly
Racing towards destruction,
A nightmare in motion.
Skin soft,
Bone hard,
Heart afire.
I watch your intent profile
See your hands
Dance gracefully over the keys
A grace that never surfaces
With anything
Or anyone
else
You laugh,
Something on that glowing screen
Must amuse you
You're turning
at last
My heart leaps
A smile begins
But no
You only want to
Show me what
The Master has to say
Your ruler
Your God
Who dictates your time
Your mind
Your heart
I watch sadly,
Smile turns false
Nodding in agreement
Then leaving
I don't want you to see the tears
They wouldn't register anyhow
I know, it's stupid.
But I'm also
fleeing the image
In the reflection of your eyes
I saw not myself
Nor darkness
Nor
Slim wraiths of sorrow
wrap your dark arms about me
Let the calm chill of shadow
take over the harsh
Burning
Light
I call for salvation
A reprisal from life
Longing for the sweet
Seduction of nothingness
Know that I wait,
Head high and palms open
Know that I watch
Heart full and lips smiling
...and do not mourn,
never that.
For among the bitterness of life,
I could never find hope
Among the sterile sunbeams,
I could never find joy
And deep within darkness...
its tender embrace...
No white
No black
No lies,
Only Grey.
There has never been a sunrise
that I did not begrudge the ending
of night-
the darkness beckons me
it sings to me of
freedoms untold in daylight
Where I may dare to have a self
MYself;
I can aspire to be more than a shadow
in this absence of light.
Sunsets forgotten
lead me unto ecstasy
into the NightDawn.
There shall I fly,
Shrouded in white
Armored in black
into being
into seeing
all my reflections
in focus
at last.
My white reflection burns me
reminding me of innocent days and
starry nights
When I was trusting
when I had faith
Now I am blinded by the fires
of truth
Old dreams come back
to taunt me
and I am lashed by chains of hopelessness
There is no respite
only unending visions
and unfulfilled prophecies
of freedom
and love
as I go plunging through hell;
sorrow incarnate
Current Residence: Sherman Oaks, CA Favourite genre of music: Too many to name MP3 player of choice: Winamp Favourite cartoon character: Sana-chan! (Kodomo No Omocha) Personal Quote: Apocalypses end,the mighty fall;in time forgotten.The power of hope is eternal.
You can stand to reason; you can stand firm, you can even stand alone…but I – I can do none of those things. There's a kind of empty solace in my existence; a kind of blank peacefulness that comes about when a body is simply too tired to pick up its load and carry on. Once a dreamer, I am plagued by nightmares. Once a fighter, I find my knees both broken and I am on the floor unable to rise. What happened to me, you may ask. I can give you no answer. I don't even have any questions.
Leave me alone.
Leave me alone, all of you.
I let this happen to myself. Oh, I cared at first. Hurried through my days, struggling to keep in