Tocsin

Midnight conversations

At the edge of the sky…

Enmeshing fascinations

For my troubled, addled mind.

 

Amused is the ubiquity

How I accidentally survived this life

                        So far.

Cause only a true zealot of obliquity

Can relish in his crime

                                  Or justify a war…

 

And how I chase the stable instability

To make up for the missing link,

Eroding the body of the moribund sensibility

With every word and breath and blink.

 

And all along there was no missing link.

The Dark Knight with his soft lips

Awaits and whispers -‘’I’m closer than you think,

But still you get to choose your personal apocalypse’’.

Author's Note

tocsin -(noun) an alarm bell or signal.

Reviews

[sinNsincerity]

Awe Ana, you killed me with this final line, "But still you get to choose your personal apocalypse’’.
The entire poem is so harmonious and a lovely rhythm and up and down tempo is well used within your word choice in which I loved so much.
Your fan David.

[Ana B.]

haha, that's an amazing thing to say. Thanks David :)

[Chris]

Thought-full as always - and a pause well spent. Thank you Ana ...for being ...more than a memorable dream while walking the paths

[Ana B.]

Thank you for pausing here my dear.

[Chris]

I often do... appreciate you - welcome.

[Einstein Noodle]

very thought provoking for me ..dark and dire warning in your closing works says i! your poem gets my attention .. music is so perfect ..i thought at first your title was a take on toxin ... so thank you for my new word tocsin .. and a perfect title .. enjoyed the read .. i am taking stock of the warning ...hope to elevate my personal life today... somehow ;}
E.
ps still listening to the Nocturne .. so cool!

[Ana B.]

Thank you very much for the awesome review dear Einstein :) Yes, Nocturnes, more specifically Chopin's Nocturnes are awesome!

[Einstein Noodle]

:) ............... they sure are!

[Ana B.]

Although, my presonal favorite is Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No.2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJpJ8REjvqo

[Einstein Noodle]

going there now ..to listen and bid g'day to the cafe ..see you tomorrow Ana B

[Ana B.]

Thank you! Have a wonderful day :)