Serenity

A poem based upon the ambiguity of serenity, a never ending temptation to give in to the seduction of giving up. This poem is split into six parts marked by asterisks.

*MONOTONY*

At the end of the day

When I'm tired as f**k

And just out of luck

When I'm so very sick

Of watching time tick

I must confess

That having been blessed

With

A warm place to stay

Eager friends to play

A prestigious school to go

And a perfect future to sow

Was a fatal mistake

I did not intentionally make.

*ALONE*

Collapsing on my bed

I feel the dread

From a voice in my head

Of a man who once said

"I will work till I am dead

For alone I must trudge

And carry this grudge

Toils I cannot share

Even with those who care"

*ENCOUNTER*

I seek what I fear

And tonight it draws near

And end to fake eternity

I welcome my dear serenity

Here she comes lo and behold!

The air stood still and the room turned cold

"Serenity oh sweet girl how beautiful you are

Come a little closer you are much too far"

And so serenity edged to the foot of my bed

Blank thoughts and white slates forming in my head

She leaned in close and whispered in my ear

"Rest now young man you have nothing to fear"

I closed my weary eyes finally relieved

And woke up to find that I had been deceived

Alone I sat with a heavy heart

Her abandonment had ripped me apart

*SHE*

Born new and naked for all to stare

She draws in tired souls too torn to care

Dowsed in the odor from where she s***s

Her virtue exposed to painful hits

She sheds her skin for men to see

For young for old there is no fee

But beneath what I see and hear I saw

A frozen heart I needed to thaw

Help her I will for what I can

All I wanted was to be her man

Her rejection had pierced by heart between

And wiped my love for her clean

I pray she realizes when I am gone

I was once her loyal and faithful pawn

I know when she wakes she'll drop her wit

And cry for help for she'd been bit

Bit was she was the fangs of reality

My poor pathetic and sweet serenity

Goodbye farewell dreams of tomorrow

Leave me in these sheets of sorrow

Alone we stand destinies apart

What will never end will surely now start

"Serenity you are so full of it

Mocking me in that dark corner you sit"

*"VICTORY"*

And so at the end of the day

I shall reluctantly say

I will live today

For there is no other way

To my goals and desires I betray

And for serenity I sincerely pray:

"Leave me the f**k alone

I will obtain peace on my own"

*FINIS*

To take for granted was not my intention

Yet to live a lie was not my invention.

Reviews

[gonelikeafreightrain]

This was different then I was expecting. And somewhat of an interesting read. Certainly not what I was expecting nor have I seen anyone write like this. I like your independence and creativity

[Aeneas]

Thank you for the review!

[gonelikeafreightrain]

Your very welcome