Walking

Tonight I walked my footprints through the seams

A distance not far beneath insufficient eyes

But far enough to dream

 

Every night I must walk deeper,

Willingly, with the same unaltered fear

The same blackened air of courage that comes with a simple breath

 

There is an honesty in that

 

And some nights I will never see it

Blurred by the severed measures created in my heart

Or the birds that balance high on the final clouds of day

 

But other nights I will  

And a language will ensue

Telling me of oceans and operas and of the death of good light

And I will listen to every word that falls

 

Your lives will hear this too

My intent not mine alone but ours to share

My lips whispering over yours

The shape of our knowing becoming twilight in the darkness of the green matters of forest

 

And we will see our sadness

And we will know the battles digested from the sea and all that traces therein

Knowing the outlines and the bodies young still drifting below, and farther into the pains I will walk

 

Until tomorrow I will find my heart at the village of your door

And the trees that line your street will bend their empty arms if only once to hear us sing the stars down to a slight divinity

 

And in these pages, in the shapeless unwavering hands

Warm with the night’s allowance and air

I will reach for your reply

To hold what from these words

I never will

 

Author's Note

wip

Reviews

[Amy R]

Absolutely beautiful,
I loved all of it, the emotions running in this was so much,
the structure, the imagery, everything was perfect.
Suddenly I wish I can walk far way and be at peace,
But, I will always end up reminiscing and that hurts a lot.
Keep writing dear poet.

[Perdition]

Alright. But only cause you asked nicely..lol. No seriously thank you very much for reading this and I'm so glad you enjoyed it now TAKE THAT WALK,,,see what happens...maybe nothing but then again...maybe everything. Smiles~

[Amy R]

Aahah, You're welcome!!!
Yes I'll take a walk one day in the park and see what happens again.. normally I end up reminiscing as always

[Perdition]

That to is a door as well and I hope the language of your talent leads you to its wealth...thank you Amy R~

[Amy R]

I'm hoping the same one day! :)

[Perdition]

I've read your poems and made your acquaintance...We are wealthy beyond wealth itself! Happy Turkey Day Tomorrow!! Bring the wine would ya :)...lol.

[Amy R]

Thank you!
Love wine, so I'll certainly keep in mind! 🍾

[NotUsinganymore]

Lovely piece. I wished I could take long walks without thinking about my past or anything at all.

[Perdition]

You can.. use the books or sunsets or the sound of the wind that laps your door and go where you are being called...go deeper and willingly into every breath and who knows what door you will find your heart approaching. I'll meet ya there. We all will. Peace and Smiles and thanks!

[NotUsinganymore]

I wish. I’ll try to but listening to music helps too.

[Perdition]

Perfect..you have found your own path. Can't wait to find what is at the other end that you explore..must be an ocean or some type of flying device that takes you to our planets, our 12 varieties of moons and far beyond.

[LazerRays]

Ohhhh I like this piece very much, my friend :D I'm sorry I haven't visited in a while! But wow! I missed a lot! I'll have to visit more often! Nic job on this poem!

[Perdition]

Well let me know and I'll make another key for the mat so you can come and go as you please..lol. You know you are always welcome here and I'm sorry as well I haven't been to yours as recent as I would love to..no excuses for we are beasts of the darkness you and I and deserve one another..lol. Thank you Sarah...you've made my night!

[LazerRays]

Yes, two beasts of the darkness- that's what we are lmao! Hahaha! We certainly should stick together then, eh?

[Perdition]

Well if not than who will tend the light inside our madness or the tunnel where we left our minds lying for the train to reinvent? LOVED that collaboration you did with Jack...I was so into it I forgot the title but share the recipe cause was it in the same room...over the phone...each at the cliff turning like they were absolutely serious and calling out bluffs??...just brilliant both of you!..a And yes we we'll work it out..one dark night when the candles are melting down to their ends and forcing our surroundings into truth..a truth no one could survive, or could they?. lol. Thanks! Keys are under the hand which is under the pile of clothes and old Victorian dolls in the attic where you've never gone alone shy of our Happy Wednesdays..lol ;)

[LazerRays]

Hahahaha!!! We should do a collab sometime about all we've been through haha. Two beasts sticking together, you know?

[Perdition]

Never done that before but with a poet like you...hmmm. Maybe you're right...two beasts sticking together..lol.Till then~

[Gypsy Warrior Queen]

Here far beneath my dreams
while I share stories with the moon
you find me; pearled
eyes turned blue ebony
wrangled with a toothless smile
that comes from eating rocks on high peaks
always reaching over the edge for honesty

We, fragile like the failing cloud
lingering like the fog in the forest
waiting for reminiscent friends to say words
that cannot be said without holding ......WIP

[Perdition]

You've never come to me fond of the wip have you .but gathering these storms from my wilderness, calmly from the mental furnace is never easy. I sleep the weary hour as if it has my heart's best interest but words are meant where words are bound ...some may need abandoning while others I pound as a blacksmith would, desperate as your honesty to convey the metal softening at the foot of these doors. It will as always take time ..and you are as kind as patient to Cheshire my shoulders where I carve. I like btw :)

[Gypsy Warrior Queen]

As if you would have my truths and desires fall out any other way...

[Gypsy Warrior Queen]

ps. I know that every moment is a work in progress...
I just like the now.

[Perdition]

I have no intent on touching this tonight..I have plenty of other flames to cook and the stars...well the stars are made still tonight. Come..let us gather them together in the woods where the summer remains and the stillness is the only rose that will burn come morning. I'll bring the bottles and hide them among the trees..nothing shall be left to chance. :p.

[Gypsy Warrior Queen]

Yes, I know but if I spent the daytime stroking the Lion's mane...what would be left for the dream time?

[Perdition]

Well you do,..perhaps in a different time zone but you do and so I would say the dream...but you would be the one to know such things as these...not me. And as said..a greater appreciation lies beneath..so thank you. Seriously~ Though perhaps this lion needs not a stroke but rather an aneurysmal intervention :p

[Gypsy Warrior Queen]

The Lion is perfectly fine as it is...A perfect match for the ram's adversity.