a loner song

homage to my introversion

seldom worded

thorough observer

curtain closer

bedroom dweller

losing myself in the pages

of stories to forget that i must

eventually write my own. 

cemetery frequenter

wearer of dark colors 

lover of spooky things

occasionally forgetting to speak

as a mental fantasy 

engulfs reality. 

vinyl lover

silent watcher

star gazer

mug collector 

taking comfort in the silence

between musical phrases

because the dynamics of a rest

are just as important

as the flagged notes scattering

across a melody. 

intellect of a renegade philosopher 

soul of a poet

disappearing easily into the background

dreamer of destroyed dreams

lifting me beyond 

this universe

a scream in a world

where the introvert

is constantly silenced. 

Author's Note

i know this isn't my usual or anything good really... more of an exercise to get me writing again.

Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

why do you say this isn't good?

it's bare bones, it's confessional..it is so real....

staying inside oneself..yet admitting to many things that are the traits of the poet... a collector of items, but also of words...

"a scream in a world
where the introvert
is constantly silenced"

really powerful ending..haunting...

we all have our screams as poets...some are just on the inside and no one hears them...

but your words shout loudly off the page...and we identify...

a poet's poet you are.

[Dana Alsamsam]

wow thank you so much! your kind words mean much more to me than i can express.

[K. Louis]

sounds like a cool cat to me! Good energy here.

[Girl Friday (Sarah W.)]

Geez, sounds like you are describing me... lol Right down to the "cemetary frequenter", this one is relatable in so many ways. I love the last stanza, and the way that you tied in the ideas of your "soul" to your actions; really profound ideas here.

[Dana Alsamsam]

thank you so much! we are kindred spirits :)

[B-poet]

This is a powerful & solid perspective on apart of you that goes unnoticed in the eyes of anyone who's truly not in touch with the real you. A splendid & fantastic write. Great work Dana. An intriguing read. :)

[Dana Alsamsam]

thanks so much!

[Clockwork]

I think there is still a lot of value in an exercise such as this one. There are still some gems in this one that I really like (and identify with) such as: losing myself in the pages/of stories to forget that i must/eventually write my own." and "a scream in a world/where the introvert/is constantly silenced." Those last three lines in your fourth stanza remind me of a feeling I've felt quite a lot. Its when you make a comment to a group of people, and no one in the group hears what you said. The silence that you get when they continue their conversations...its life your life made no sound....

anyway, I like this poem for its emotional honesty, and for the statement that it makes in this sort of list form.

Also, your second stanza is my favorite.

[Dana Alsamsam]

that is a situation which i have definitely experienced many times... :/ thanks so much for your kind words :)

[Clockwork]

You're welcome :-)