The Reign of the Chain

                                                      

On a day like any other day

the reign came down

the fall of one 

the fall of another 

until a path lie smothered

links in a chain come undone

the reign came down

absolving only one

The tongue of Destiny

that is where my name lies

all that is left 

the embrace of my descent

treasonous power 

was traded for my chains

the reign came down 

absolving only one

Graceful restricted movement

a new enduring talent

another link in my chain

counts as your present

your deception so blatant 

the reign came down 

absolving only one

Terry D'Arcy-Ryan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Author's Note

On a day like any other day I was arrested and charged with 19 felonies. In my county Sheriff Joe prides himself on his JAIL. All inmates wear the classic black and white stripes as in the picture above. This was my home for 6 months, while I went to court, next stop would be prison. There are no victims in this story.
Hunter S. Thompson had a saying. " buy the ticket, ride the ride " I always loved that saying. 19 felonies, I owned it and I owned it alone. Now to be clear there is only one person who should have Co signed this with me. Absolving only one, this line I use singling out my Co signer. The first domino fell with his actions and the last fell with me. Now, this is all in the past and I have no regrets. I remember, I write about it and I set it free. If your still reading thank you and God Bless

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

Powerful use of words and thoughts. You gave life to the photo with the good description. Always a pleasure to read your work. Thank you for sharing the amazing poetry.
Coyote

[Re-Pete]

you write so cleverly and creatively. so effectively. i think you're a natural. so many great lines,
"links in a chain come undone
the reign came down
absolving only one"

"The tongue of Destiny
that is where my name lies"

this made me think of one of my favorite movies, 'Cool Hand Luke' - "What we have here is failure to communicate." "You're gonna get your mind right--and I mean right".

fantastic write. i love it.

[TerryDarcy-Ryan akaSheerTerror]

Thank you Pete I wanted your opinion on this piece. The poetry i write gives me a strength. Im gearing up to write about my real life. The toughest part, I'm going to keep 100 percent no matter. Thank you. God Bless

Sheer Terror

[Re-Pete]

yes, there is strength & liberation in words, spilling out what lies inside and connecting with others. those are the best writes - real life.

“How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live.” - Thoreau

[Re-Pete]

yup, 100%. keep it real. never compromise the truth. you go girl!

[TerryDarcy-Ryan akaSheerTerror]

That is powerful. I love that quote.

When a man lies, he murders some part of the world.
These are the pale deaths which men miscall their lives.
Metallica

[Michael S]

I felt as if this is a poem that is very true to your life experience. For every dawn there is a doom too..When we come under someone's reign especially when it is harmful and painful restricting our freedom to evolve..it confines us, we become helpless to find a way out of that kind of bondage and when even the destiny is in favor of that kind of rein who is filled with rage and abomination...life becomes resentful..
Very strong piece as a theme...
I don't know whether I interpreted it right or not but this is how I felt after reading this...

Very very good piece. I like always loved this one, Sheer Kind :-) :-)

[Mr. Lopez]

This is a big improvement from your earlier version of this poem. I felt like the stanzas were just a bit long but even so, not so much that I wasn't able to appreciate its message as a whole. It's a hard subject to write about and taking the task on is a bold move in and of itself. Your strongest lines came in the last stanza. I am of the opinion that no one really makes their way to incarceration on their own, there are many moving parts to that machine. And although your time was done alone, you and all of your loved ones were together in eachothers hearts by the experience. Over all ,it's a well done and bold write.

[CaffeinatedMe]

May you never hear the sound of dragging chains again.
May you never be contained by 4 poorly painted walls.
May your enemies feel the business end of your anger.

[Davidgeo]

Not too shabby at all.

Flows pretty wonderfully. I'm not sure what it means... reminds me of a competition trap. Caught up so tightly in training for a game one forgets the reality of their situation.

I'm sure I don't get it but it was an enjoyable read none the less. I like your style.

(nice intro pic as well, it sets it up nicely I thinks)