Specters of Solitude

Specters of Solitude

 

 

the rusted armor creaks

silently sojourning heart

eclipsed by years of ruined rainbows

 

storms pass, and solace grows into soliloquy

as we speak of nothing to no one in particular

 

the dreams of "happy ever after"

become fallen heroes

Hamlets of mistrust

suicides of passionate illusions once held

 

and when those hopeful rainbows are no longer visible

we find ourselves bathed in a silence

once thought to be comfortable

 

when love didn't need voice.

 

 

erin-cilberto

11/20/18

Reviews

[andrew mitchell]

A poignant piece Jacob of solitude and loneliness.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, andrew.
j.

[Chris Shaw]

There is much loneliness and loss in these lines Jacob. Dreams which have turned into a lonely desert. Some great expression in your lines. All good wishes

Chris

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your kind words, Chris.
j.

[Relic]

I think two of the most powerful lines in this are: "suicides of passionate illusions once held," and "silence once thought to be comfortable when love didn't need voice."

Those lines bring it home for me. I can feel the great loss in both of them.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your kind words, Relic.
j.