Gravestone daughter.

Daughter of the lost ones, she walks through darkness. -Does not begin to touch perfection-

I drift into a place that holds no meaning,
This drug induced fog will soon lift
To reveal the insomniac that lies below,
Lying within a crypt that has no lock.
They come and go,
In awe of the creature whom falls, forever
in yearning of the pain she dare not divulge.
Dream of a place beyond here,
Shrouded in dark isolation,
Petty social necessities dare not trouble you
Amongst these barren branches.
Breathe in the cold deserted wind;
That doesn't disturb the ground
Upon which you place yourself.
Feet padding a long the stones,
Dress floating upon the silence,
You hum a tune,
That you once tried to place into words,
Yet could not describe.
It lies within the sky;
Melancholy and serene,
Notes twist, unrecognisable
From your hardened sneer.
Hands cup a face that is no longer there,
Ghost of a memory within the space.
You continue forwards,
Eyes closed; mouth a delicate flower of concentration,
Words need not flow like water over your melody
It is sweet enough as it is.
A change in the atmosphere gives you pause,
A leaf drifts;
Alone upon the open current.
Deceit lies upon the path to your right
Yet, you take it anyway
Knowing it is where your destination lies.
The grass beneath your feet slices your invisibility,
Causing your filth to pour onto the floor,
You don't notice.
Count the stones and come to a halt,
With the barest of movements you spill to the floor.
Elegant and defiant you sit,
Staring at the name
Engraved with blade and aggression,
Upon the beaten loss.
Your head falls to your lap,
Tears of crystal fall,
Trickling from your diamond gaze.
Hands shake to follow the pattern of indentations
That you know so well,
Curl up at the foot of death,
Loneliness grips your silent heart,
With a shudder you leave.
Essence pouring into the place that became your home,
It is only in death that you became free,
And it is in death that I shall join thee.

Reviews

[Inyourshadow]

I drift into a place that holds no meaning,
This drug induced fog will soon lift
To reveal the insomniac that lies below,
Lying within a crypt that has no lock.

I love this opening as a sufferer of insomnia controlled by meds I feel the pain of these opening lines and especially the line ~ lying within a crypt that has no lock ~ my bed often has this feel although this poem reads deeper than this the feeling of isolation or wishing to be alone, the ending making one think you're right for in the passing we are freed from all our problems and our pain. Keep em' coming

[Nobody.]

powerful.

[Color of the Iris]

This was absolutely great! You write a lot like me! I couldn't really find the meaning behind the words, but I detected deception, a kind of hate, and a kind of remorseful love. It was like you were watching someone you cared for become their lies and their deceit, and fall apart because they cannot be someone they're not.