Narcissus In Chains

Narcissus in chains

Head hung in shame

Where once was beauty

Now nothing remains

No other to blame

Self-bound and tamed

The pitiful, once proud

Narcissus in chains

 

A flower in bloom

Eventually wilts

Bright leaves growing dim

As essence is spilt

Lifeblood grows weak

Decrepit and stained

All pretty things fade

As the earth lays claim

Broken and twisted

Like narcissus in chains

 

Reflected in a pool

An image shows true

Until shattered and torn

By a rock falling through

Rippling, tattering

Illusion no more

Cracked and fragmented

As one's inner core

And what's left on shore

Now forever is changed

Who made you so

Oh, narcissus in chains

 

Time steals beauty

And flowers, they rot

Clear pools dry up

Their waters forgot

As things fall to change

One still remains:

The pitiful, once proud

Narcissus in chains

Reviews

[Rita L. Sev]

This is a great piece - the first stanza drew me in, has it all - metaphor, personification, imagery and message. Has me thinking of the saying "pride goeth before the fall..." Well done!

[Emerald Seas]

Had to come by and read this - the title pulled me over. You've crafted a profound writing. Many of us are bound by so much that limits our experiences in life. One of the challenges I give myself is to try and see a situation or experience from the other person's point of view and give the benefit of the doubt. Each of us has our own struggles. However, when we are our own limiting factor over and over again, that wears over time and a feeling of anxiety and confinement sets in on the soul. I believe because the person isn't be true to who they are, stiffling their own personality (just my thoughts rambling)... sometimes we have to let ourselves breathe and make a mistake every now and then - it's okay... and usually things work out - eventually.
I'm rambling- but it's an excellent writing that had this reader think for a bit. Well done!