Moments of Clarity

i sit alone

in the darkness

staring at the space

where i suspect a door to be

and wait

 

every now and then

it opens

shining light into the room

giving me clarity

for a moment or two

 

just as quickly

it closes again

my clarity slowly returning

to the foggy vision

of the darkness around me

 

never having clarity

for more than 2 seconds

rattles teasingly in my tired mind

as i think of ways

to make it stop

no ideas come though

 

the only idea that do come

come in moments of clarity

but they quickly fade

along with the clarity

and the light of the door

 

i am trapped

in the darkness

until the door opens

giving me back the clarity

that i hungrily crave

 

but it disappears

before i can try

to make it stay

it will never stay

 

i am trapped here

for all of time

Reviews

[Frank F. Atanacio]

you have a nice style.. different in different ways.. ill read more :)

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

Sometimes we need to be in the dark so when we find the light we can appreciate what the light represents... A wonderfully philosophical write.

[Gypsy_Moon]

This is sort of what I've been feeling the last dew days, depression has a way of doing that...sucking a person into a darkness that takes hold and hard to come out of. Once must do so to survive. Great write. Wishing you all the best. Gypsy_Moon

[xxlivefastttxx]

Wow. That was great! Seriously, I loved it. Nothing else to say

[Captain Ugly]

I like this one, too. There's a typo in the 5th stanza...1st line. You left the s off of ideas. Quick fix. Good write! To the point and quite clear in it's description of a lack of clarity. Ah! I'm confusing myself. Anyway. I enjoyed.
Just me.
Capt. Ugly

[Zarathustra]

I really like the poem and I'd like to add it to my Library if you don't mine.
just amazing