Today is the third day of NaPoWriMo 2017. I have again experimented with a new form today as Maureen has prompted us to write an elegy – a poem that mourns or honors someone dead or something gone by. And also to center the elegy on an unusual fact about the person or thing being mourned.
My body froze
time stood still
earth ceased to spin
sunlight turned cold
all I could see
was darkness
no sense
no feelings
until those men in white
snatched you from my arms
impervious of my cries
as they stated “He’s gone”
Gone!
Gone!
How could I trust those words
how could I let you go
how could those men in white
decide for you and me
how could those cruel hands
choose my destiny
You lit the candle for me
when I was draped in darkness
You breathed life in me
when I was chasing death
“Live your dreams,
live your life” your words
sparked fire in me
How could you decide to go now
Now
when I have started to dream
Now
when I have promised to live
promised to live with you
promised to live for you
promised to grow old with you
promised to die with you
promised to die for you
you sowed the seed of love
in wilderness of my heart
the thorns of divine memories
now tear my heart apart
I grieve captivation
in the prison of my past
ashamed to be absorbed
while you breathed your last
These thorns will be my armors
nothing will fade my love
you will live in me forever
forever in my heart
forever in my body
forever in my soul
as I cease to exist
as I live your dreams
as I live your life
as I choose to become you
Different take it is…liked it a lot…
Thanks for your words of appreciation!
Sure. Will do
Thanks for your kind words dear 🙂
So passionate!
Thanks for your lovely words!