Darkling

An adjective for a word that does not exist.

 ...And how to fight that awful fact?

That beauty.

That pain.

That truth that keeps my soul intact.

That sun.

That moon.

That being of my unending doom.

 

It’s clear.

It’s vague.

It’s missed with every blink.

It’s desperate.

It’s hungry.

It’s in every thought I think.

 

It’s dreams.

It’s nightmares.

It’s in the shadows on the wall.

It’s power.

It’s strength.

It’s there to catch me when I fall.

It’s ecstasy.

It’s torture.

It’s laughter.

It’s tears...

 

...And how to withstand this unendurable pain?

This feeling.

This sight.

This creature in the corner, beaten and lame.

This courage.

This hope.

This heart.

It’s consuming all, with an uncontrollable flame.

 

...With lips that grin and eyes that burn.

My blessing.

My curse.

My death.

My life.

 

My darkling...

 

 

 

 "My little beast, my eyes, my favorite stolen egg. Listen. To live is to be marked. To live is to change, to acquire the words of a story, and that is the only celebration we mortals really know. In perfect stillness, frankly, I've found only sorrow."
 
 
 
"The Poisonwood Bible"  -Barbara Kingsolver

Author's Note

...a curious sort of bird through the close-set bars of a cage: a vivid, restless, resolute captive is there; were it but free, it would soar cloud-high. - Jane Eyre

Reviews

[Star Wolf]

This is impressive and clever. I read it several times, it does make a person want to ponder it after wards.

[Alexander Fox]

Clever and deep. I will probably be mulling over this one for a few days...

[Blade & Blood (The ..]

Definitely something I could get used to. ^^ I love the repitition and rhythm; I think it would make a really good song if you coupled it with the right rock genre. ;) lol! Anyways, you gave me a real dark, deep, and contradicting painting to help me get to sleep. :) Great work!

Ironically Yours, Blade and Blood