Soul Dirge

Dirges are lullaby's to this soul.

I write

To let the soul wail,

Wail and thrash against the walls of limits

To let it grovel and curse

Swoon and spit

At its misfortunes

Helplessly.

 

I write

To taunt the soul in its writhing dungeons

To laugh at its whims,

Its cryptic truths

That burn and scar

And kill its precious hopes,

The poor thing.

 

I write

For it to let out stricken thoughts

Of fear and uncertainty

Shrouded by darkness

Cloaked by illusions

Hesitant and small

Quite not what it expected.

 

I write

For it to retain a vestige

A vestige of hope, love, joy

For the piteous one is not to be stifled

Or worse- hardened!

 

I write

For it to spin its blind dreams

Of strength, truth, trust

And Love! Oh lovely Love…

I write,

I write,

I write,

For the Soul.

Reviews

[gombeggar]

still like this very much...can't say much better then that from one writer 2 another...writing is always best when it leaps from the spirit

[Mike Emil]

HAI!!!
very good
this taunting is
pleases me to see good work

[Suranshee]

nice work i must say..
keep up the good work :)

[Priyanka Natesh]

Thank you for reading it :)

[gombeggar]

love this expression and understanding of the urge to write both dark and bright

[Priyanka Natesh]

Thank you very much :)

[Writer #00]

I wrote a review, then WC ate it. Of course your poem is wonderful, because wonderful poets make wonderful poems, but I'm just too lazy to retype my review. I apologize : (

[Priyanka Natesh]

Now that's just too bad; I love your reviews :( Thank you for reading it though :) And many thanks for your unseen review too :D

[Writer #00]

Yeah...sorry about that...it used to happen a lot, so I got in the habit of copying my reviews before posting them, but it became less frequent after WC updated and I broke the habit. Thanks for your thanks.

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

A beautiful and elegant piece that relates well.

[Priyanka Natesh]

Thank you very much :)