Immortal Inspiration

He glided quietly through the door
like a shadow that was cloaked in mystery.
I quickly looked away and down at the floor
hoping that he wasn�t here to talk with me.
Yet slowly he crept closer with each hefty step,
sliding over to the tiny table where I sat
and he struggled to sit down as if he needed help
then sighed and settled down like a lazy cat.

Yet before I could speak, he quickly made a motion
by raising his hand, which demanded that I be silent.
I never spoke, afraid his anger would stir some action,
and slowly did I tremble, as my nerve was absent.
Suddenly he loudly chuckled into the thin and dirty air
breaking the silence like a fragile plain of glass.
Then he firmly slapped my shoulder without any care
almost knocking me off the chair and onto my a*s.

"My boy," said he with a grin that was rich of age
"I can see within your eyes that you have much to learn
if you wish to bring your art upon that empty page.
For it is inside your heart where the passion must burn
in order for poets like yourself to paint each tale of woe.
For each person on this planet has a story to tell, and then
like an artist it is up to you to dig deep and find that glow
to paint each word and bring hope to us all once again."

I had closed my eyes, trying to digest what he had said
knowing that every word that he had spoken to be true,
but I opened my eyes only to awaken in my bed
staring at time and observing how fast she had flew.
I laid there in silence, thinking quietly to myself
failing to identify that man because I really should
remember who presented me a gift of such endless wealth.
Immortal inspiration; given out as only He could...

Reviews

[Wolfwind Words]

This a wonderful piece! Deep meaning flowed from your words, insight from the heavens themselves. I loved the way that you presented this. As a dream so real that it's very essence could be felt by the reader.
As if God had come down and given you a vision of how to pull from the great light inside your self.

Wonderful writing!
Infinity's Shadow

[Lady Of Darkness]

Thats some good advice that man just told that boy.
I could actually see him slapping his shoulder.
Nice imagery you presented here and nice flow
Well done.

Lady of Darkness