Remembering The Light by That-Quiet-Guy, literature
Literature
Remembering The Light
Flash of light Artifact in the corner of your eye Just out of sight, but always present I'm the permanence born from a moment I'm a hard learned lesson
Grip of winter Cresting cold Coat pulled tight around my shoulders Grey sky overhead The same since late October Sobered by the polar winds that whip around my head Cutting through idle thought Memories stopped dead Season of dread, soon to break Spring comes with uncertainty and flowers in its' wake
Deep sleep, akin to death Shallow breath Long pause Ancient beast in ruins Lost temple of the gods Desecrated from within Heart losing faith, tearing at the ribs This sacrifice, the last offering The tithe The whole of my being
Days of youth winding down Enveloped by the past People, places, feelings All changed, some never meant to last Fast gone to ruins Hard to grasp until it's happening Some pains are beyond soothing Abuse time and taste regret Days of youth, few remain Unsure how to spend
Capacity and Connection by That-Quiet-Guy, literature
Literature
Capacity and Connection
I've shaken off the dust, knocked the rust from the lines Reconnected to the mains I'm resharpening my mind Finding power I'd forgotten I possess Arcing, dancing on fingertips To get a grip, akin to bottling lightning I'll reach out, I'll try to hold tightly Nightly battles, alone against the current I need someone to ground me Protect each other from the surges Spikes and outages of life Together we could emanate a warm and steady light
I reach out across space, in hopes of making up lost time Starting over again, waiting for hope to pass me by Spare me a second glance I'm a sure bet Worth taking a chance Fantasy and Reality, little contradictions I offer both, minimal in friction Just meet me in the middle Make love out of fictions and solve these old riddles Perplexing existence I've wandered enough Offer no more resistance
Nineteen years of writing verse has made me rather strange They said I'd grow out of it, a juvenile phase Instead it's taken hold and become a lifelong crutch It brought the love of my life Seven letters that I lost The cost versus the benefits? It's hard to gauge the weight It's no better to love and lose I would trade every page Every poem, romantic notions I've been saving I'd throw it all away to stop this steady aching This pain, emanating from my chest Broken rhythms on the page, echoed in my breast
It seems that years have passed me by while I wandered my personal hell Now I stand alone, a facsimile of myself Faded, foxed and dogeared from years of neglect Mostly self inflicted Memory stained by regret Time spent and opportunities squandered I don't think I can take the weight of this world any longer Her voice still echoes in my head Love lost as I let her down Again and again