The Shadows

“I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.” ― Edgar Allan Poe

There’s that little dark feeling

Lurking in the corner of my mind,

My thoughts tiptoe around it

Afraid to wake it, to stir it,

To call upon the shadows,

Being around it makes me shiver,

A fever creeping through my veins.

 

Sometimes it’s red and pulsing,

Full of hate and anger,

Ready to explode,

A dormant volcano inside my head,

And underneath the heat

Of lava, that flows in flames

Searching for a way out, to burst,

 

It flies and cries like the raven,

Crawls and gnaws like rodents on my soul,

I put my hands deep into my pockets,

Fists denying what the sounds

Coming from the shadows of that corner

Are demanding of my body,

A fight that one day I will lose for sure,

 

How can I escape these noises

That drive me mad

But to let it overwhelm my senses.

 

© Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere

14/02/2016

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

Very nice use of words.
"It flies and cries like the raven,
Crawls and gnaws like rodents on my soul,"
The above lines were my favorite. Allowed the reader to have vision of poor place and end. Thank you my friend for sharing the outstanding poetry.
Coyote

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Thank you so much, John, for reading and reviewing. Have a good day my friend. :) Rudi

[Coyote Poetry]

You are welcome my friend.

[JerryB]

You are most welcome, Rudi.

[Christina]

Thank you Rudi for writing this well! Great work dear :)

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Thank you so much, for reading my poem. :)

[JerryB]

Dynamic writing, Rudi, I so liked the Raven Rat. It gave us a picture to mull over as we read this piece of poetry, and even long after the words began to fad from our our senses the Raven Rat remained. Thank you.

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Thank you, JerryB, glad you liked it. :) Rudi

[R Smith]

wonderful madness and craving Rudi, I like your style here :)

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

I'm glad you liked it, Richard. Sometimes you have to dig deep to get the dark side up, but once I'm there there's no holding to the flow. :) Rudi

[Cassie]

Lately, I have been so angry at some one that there is a b***h inside me that is rising and am trying so hard to let it stay buried where it has been but it insists. I think i need to find somewhere where I can go and throw my fists at balloons or maybe redirect this b***h to some gym

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Well, yes, that's about that feeling that I describe. Your words are like a poem too, Cassie, if you put them in a stanza you will see it. :) rudi

[Cassie]

I think i should,thank you for that idea