TerrafirmA

May you never be welcome there.

I think about what I am and who I am

and I realize it can no longer be the way

It is, or was or will ever be, I have

reached an impasse, a crossroads with

no sign posts to show the way forward

 

I am no-mans-land, barren,

dry and inhospitable to life

any soul unfortunate enough to cross

my path will spin out of control and

fall beneath me, beneath us into the

depths of the fallen angels realm

 

Time does not exist here, nor the sun

or the moon, there are no rocks

or stars to guide your path

there are no survivors or elementals

left to show you the way

 

Hesitation awaits you there,

ready to dispose of you in its stare,

the flash of your life a brief moment

in its glare... never again shall you

deny its existence, nor will you forget to beware

 

I could go on but it would not be fair

for those to come, may they find this

place on their own or perhaps is it

no-mans-land that has found them

 

It is not for me to say either way.

Author's Note

The unseen, the scary.... but light knows dark like day knows night...two distant cousins.

Reviews

[Eagergreen]

I enjoyed your poem and would have even more if I wasn't half distracted but the shift from the person to the enviroment and then back again was a nice movement as if they were one. I find darkness is simply a shadow caused by an obstacle in front of the light your poem was inspirational for thought.

[El Chico]

Thank you Eagergreen :) i have never had an audience It's fun! i hope you enjoy my other poems

[Eagergreen]

What do you mean you haven't had an audience?

[El Chico]

I have never shared my poems online. Only 1 poem on facebook just this week. I wanted to find somewhere to connect with other writers...after some searching i found this site

[Eagergreen]

I've been on here three days and everyone I've met is extremely nice though there are a lot of phantom readers but I'm sure if you keep writing like this you'll get known off pretty fast try to join a group it makes the whole experience much more community oreinted.

[El Chico]

cool i will thanks....I'm glad i stayed up late to find a good site, likewise its been a positive experience thus far.

[Eagergreen]

I had been looking for a site as well ill keep an eye out for your poetry

[Moonlight]

Enjoyed your poem. Beautifully written. I might as well add that your writing is indeed very clear. It is very logical and at the same time, very beautifully expressing the poet's emotions. Very interesting way of describing the theme indeed. :)