As I Flicker

As I flicker, dwindle, linger on;
                nostalgic glances quite far gone.
As I merge and splurge and recollide
into the colours I was when I was.

Wandering semi-colons spaced on a page,
mixed with black and white morning..
                Each child lives only to die.
                As I flicker, linger, dwindle by.

As I meander, drift, wander about,
flickering by in pallor arches.
Two on the go, one to show,
three to get ready and die.

A foot in the ground.
A foot in the grave,
goes dancing, prancing on
as I dwindle inside.

One mystery becomes the next.
Fate calls, then is gone.
        This flicker lingers and dwindles
        into the shade of where I live.

Reviews

[TawnyBlueStar]

lovely poem :)
i love the way you've put the stanzas in this
brilliant

[SimiGirl]

This poem grabbed me & refused to let go. "As I merge and splurge and recollide/ into the colours I was when I was" speaks to me like thunder. I loved it!!!

[Bailey B.]

What a nice read this was! What first caught my attention was the stanzas and how you shaped them like you did. Then my favorite part was "A foot in the ground.
A foot in the grave, goes dancing, prancing on- as I dwindle inside." again very nice!

[bookworm]

Beautifully versed, Michael. I particularly like the first 3 lines. Pretty poignant...thanks for sharing. -Alison

[Neva Flores Smith - Cha..]

I hear a song within this wonderful piece.