Ennui

The word of the day is "ennui".

 

She drifted through life

Upon a raft crafted from

Experience and love,

Yet she always wondered

What was missing.

It was like the link that bound her

To the knowledge of life’s secrets

Was completely gone,

But somehow she felt that at one point,

Long ago,

She had that link in her hands,

Blindly cast it aside,

Not knowing what it was,

And now she could not find it again.

So currently, currently,

She just floats along,

Supported by faint dreams and flurries,

All she has is merely a flutter,

A shadow of what could have been,

Because she let her life

Become filled with spiritless ennui

And melancholy fancies

Instead of fiery passion

And daring aspirations.

 

 

Reviews

[Nicholas Hallows]

This is a fantastic poem with great imagery and a great message. It really does float along as you read it capturing the emotions of the subject. Nice. NH

[Andromeda]

i love it! i love how all your poems have a moral or a meaning behind them. it amazes me every time.
=) im such a nerd, but this part has amazing alliteration:
She just floated along,Supported by faint dreams and flurries,All she has is merely a flutter