Obituary

Night has fallen , darkness abounds

Somewhere in the wilderness , a lost soul hounds .

Was it his grief that was profound

Or his adversaries that had brought him face down on the ground .

I know not but am bound to trudge along and see

Cause the dreadful whining wont let me breathe free .

As I draw close , shiver runs down my spine

I reproach myself for wandering off , yet keep on saying "everything is fine" .

At some distance i chance upon a mound

A few steps more and an epitaph is what i found .

I bend down for the thick layers of dust needs to be blown away

The wind seems to be assisting me , as the trees begin to sway .

Light from the crescent moon falls on the engravings

I slowly start to read , giving way to my inner cravings .

"As i lay herein , I am glad i can no longer be seen

They will never come to know of the remorse that lies within

Thou aren't aware of the bouts of miseries that had grown

Cause a cheerful countenance is what i had always shown

My dreams kept getting out of sight

Yet i garnered hope to plunge in for a last fight

I succumbed cause against destiny i had no might

In the end , had to accept my woeful plight ."

Dumbstruck i frantically start to search for the day

When the poor man had to finally go away .

I find none

The day that signified that Satan had finally won !

Amidst the turmoil of emotions , a thought suddenly dawned

There lay no man and so no mention of the day was to be found .

It was my own soul that was making the call

The one that had bore all and taken the fall .

All that remained of me is this mortal body

A futile mind that makes me do menial work that's quite shoddy .

I pluck a black rose and lay it on the solitary grave

For my soul that never was , as they termed it 'rave' ...

Reviews

[Poetic Beauty]

this poem is mysterious until the end. It captures that feeling of not being worthy and wanting more out of life. I can relate to this feeling at times but I have learned along the way it is the little things in life that mean the most and that no matter what the world around you says be the best person you can be not the best person that others want you to be. This poem is dark and captures those feelings of being inadequate

[Dinesh Sairam]

Wonderful imagery (I always go for the imagery in poems I read).. It's good to see another Dark poet, they're pretty rare these days. The rhymes, wordings, everything perfect. What more can I say? (:

[JENY]

Wow….
Wonderful….
Stoic…..
You are really talented…….

[Dupree]

As a Poe lover I must say it has a hint of him but not alot. I actually don't like this piece but it is very well written.

[Angie Diane♥&hea..]

Very nice write. It does remind me of Poe like the review below me says. I think it's sad though. I can see the events happening in my head as well. Thanks for sharing. :)

[Elizabeth]

Wow. I did not see that coming! Reminds me a bit in tone of Poe... I liked this very much. This is what great writing does... it paints a picture, and then turns it on its head. Wonderful.

[DeadToTheWorld]

this was very much my kind of poem i do love this great write i am very glad to have read it

[Ashley.M.E]

I find this poem interesting, how you put the quote/saying in the middle like that really gave it more of a eye cater. The poem was very unique in itself. Good job.

[KatiePie]

I love it. So dark and sooo powerful. Amazing write :)

[Prateeksha Khot]

Wow ! Totally awesome !

[SamBug]

This was practically amazing!!!!!