I Fall

I drift aimlessly

through a sea of distant faces                                                    

a million souls who stare sightlessly

into the unknown      

 

I float among them

as invisible as the air they breathe                                             

I am but a ghostly being                                                             

a mystery to their eyes                                                                                                 

They look through me

to a place that is beyond my reach    

a place of which I do not belong                                                                              

Alone

I play tag with the stars                                                              

I reach for the heavens

and the touch of glory fills me                            

 

Unknown

untouched

unloved                                                                                    

I fall                                                                                                                                           

I am watched

yet unseen                                                                                

I scream

yet no one hears me                 

I hold on to the heavens                                                          

to the breath of glory

that has touched me                             

It is as a lifeboat in a stormy sea                                                

a lifeline to my soul                                                                                                             

I fall for an eternity

through a world of heartless beings                                        

held together by a golden thread of glory                                                               

The first stitch of life

embedding itself into my heart 

knitting me back together                                                

making me once again whole                                                                               

Silence surrounds me                                                                  

I am suspended

in an ocean of light                              

The glory of heaven

engulfs me                       

I drift away

into unknown realms of existence                                            

to places unknown to man                                                                                                  

I fall into an eternal sleep

but life interrupts me                

I try to ignore the fretful cries of those around me                   

but their need is too strong                                                                                              

I fight to the surface of my everlasting dream                              

I fight to reach those I love                                                      

to not give in to the temptation

of an endless sleep         

 

Life calls out to me                                                        

whispers my name                                                                   

I awake with the touch of glory

entwining itself through my soul                  

golden threads of sunlight

dance upon my skin                      

 

I am in a place filled with light and colour                               

the aromas of life overwhelm me                                             

I breathe in the fragrance of a new day                                                               

Needed

yet alone

I stand to face another day                                                       

to drift aimlessly

through a sea of distant faces        

where once again

 

Unknown

untouched

unloved                                                                                    

I fall

Reviews

[Michael Kevin Spencer]

Alone
I play tag with the stars

This speaks to me Carolann of the anonymous life of cities and inumerous billions on a planet, where to 'stand out' feels absurd, since we are all so the same.

This was perhaps the best poem I've read by you thus far. It is extremely poetic and well-crafted.

More lines I like include:

1. I breathe in the fragrance of a new day
2.Unknown
untouched
unloved
I fall

[Carolann Dowsett]

Thank you so much, means a lot.

[quinfinn]

a huge planet with a huge population where we are all connected yet, so very disconnected and far apart. wonderful write, i felt the solitude and the anguish herein.

[Carolann Dowsett]

Thank you so much. :)

[LamentedHaven]

Very impressive

[Carolann Dowsett]

Thank you :)

[Baby Ricochet]

Nice

[Carolann Dowsett]

Thanks :)

[The Nameless]

Wow! This is an excellent poem!
I love that even in the loneliness and pain, you find beauty and the strength to still carry on.

Great choice of words, so beautiful and creative.

"Through a sea of distant faces" - a way I have felt so many times in my life.

It reminds me of people that live their lives without a single soul knowing that they were there, and not a single soul missing them when they are no longer.

Beautful, deep poem, love it! =D

[Carolann Dowsett]

Thank you so much. :)

[Frieda P]

Misunderstood, forsaken, dismissed, it's all in there. You write it so lovely.

[Carolann Dowsett]

Thanks so much Frieda. :)

[Frieda P]

My pleasure for sure :-)

[CreativeStroke]

Lost, afraid, searching for the light in this world to comfort, to save. What a wonderful piece Carolann... I was certainly impressed and thoroughly enjoyed this poem. Thank you for sharing your talent with all of us here.

[Carolann Dowsett]

Thank you so much :)

[Dr. Wood ?]

ditto what Michael said really...You have written something special here

[Carolann Dowsett]

Thank you so much :)

[Jack...]

Another sad and lonely poem, searching for the light of love to guide it safely home. Very nice Carolann, very nice indeed.

[Carolann Dowsett]

Thank you.

[icelandicblue]

Wonderful backdrop of nature's beauty. It works quite effectively in this poem. You have a gentle cadence throughout that is very inviting.

[Carolann Dowsett]

Thank you :)

[Inda]

Falling onto death, loneliness, hopelessness? Seems to describe someone who's depressed or just paying attention. Great write!

[Carolann Dowsett]

Thank you :)