Sweet Irony

Sweet Irony

Such sweet irony;

That when blackness surrounds

I see your face the clearest.

But it is not just your face I see

For when I gaze into the pervading darkness

I see the host of bright, possible futures

Made so very real by the absence of everything.

Look deeper still

And there the past unfolds before me

Firing arrows of regret to pierce my soul.

But I choose to ignore them

For when I can see your face this clearly

And feel your presence before me

There is nothing to fear.

Author's Note

All comments/feedback welcome!

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

The poem is so good.
"For when I can see your face this clearly
And feel your presence before me
There is nothing to fear."
The closing lines. Honest, wonderful and needed. Thank you for sharing the amazing poetry.
Coyote

[OneAmongstMany]

Thank you again :)

[Coyote Poetry]

You are welcome.

[Namyh]

OneAmongstMany - I really enjoyed this. Perhaps we don't have to settle for what is when we have a divine gift to envision what can be, both in love and in life. Humans! You gotta luv 'em. Nice work OAM. Namyh

[OneAmongstMany]

Thanks Namyh!

[Inda]

This felt like a very private thought, the tone throughout is great and it didn't hang or lag it was precise in it's message and intent. good job!

[OneAmongstMany]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it :)

[Rosie Brooklin]

Beautifully written! It made me think of my special someone, and undoubtedly will do the same for other readers, as well.

[OneAmongstMany]

Thank you!

[ApDunamis]

Aww I love this. Written with such passion

[OneAmongstMany]

Many thanks!

[duff]

Profound and emotionally intricate writing. It definitely got the juices flowing. An abyss of loss with a light shining through. Maybe one of hope. Great job!

[OneAmongstMany]

Thanks again. I like to keep a theme throughout my work that there is always hope for a bright, distant future. Don't let the past cloud our thoughts or remove us from our present lives, cause there's too much beauty in the present to dwell on the past

[duff]

That's a nice way of looking at things and I couldn't agree more:)