The Light of Liberation

Evil lurks in plain sight,
a swath of shades swirl
around us in a tornado

of thoughts we carry
and choices we make-
where we become our deeds.

We cannot pray it all away,
it must be forced into exile
collectively with bare hands.

Let the light envelop you
and feel the white fire
as it consumes the black flame.

There will be release when
the shadows  finally peel away
and freedom burns a path for all.

Reviews

[Clockwork]

I really admire the progression in this poem. The descriptions in your first three stanzas paint a picture of the darkness in our world. Those lines implore the reader to contemplate the issues of our era. The aspect of this piece I admire most is the turn in the fourth stanza. Your image about the white light is transcendent and uplifting. Your lines make a bold statement that more violence won't bring the peace we crave.

Overall, this one reminds of the Martin Luther King Jr quote:
Darkness cannot drive out darkness only light can do that.
Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.

Extremely well done with this piece.

[icelandicblue]

Thank you so much for such a beautiful reply.

[Valentine]

Guess some of us take more time to see and enjoy the good and beautiful around us. I was raised in a family of 9 children, we had lots of love and good advice. More parents should raise children by the Golden Rule...not abandon or abort them. Valentine

[Adam Adams]

"Let the light envelop you... and feel the white fire.. " Beautiful lines you've pen'd up. Liked the imagery. "Light envelops you" looks similar to the very vivid images of "Wisps smoked up in the air... on nights". Very touching poetry. Nicely flow of ink!

[icelandicblue]

Thank you so much for such a nice review.

[Rene Salinas]

I'm one to feel confortable within the shadows, I don't really like the warm weather too much, We get a lot of rain and darkness and yet I was ablet o relate to this. This is one of those instances were words and meaning have carefully been constructed. For some unknown reason it reminded me of John The Baptist. He was not the light yet he bear witness, he was not the one yet he preached in the wilderness to let everyone knows, ultimately the paragon of freedom so much so there is one crazy theory that admits to the gesture of his neheading as having some intenionailty so that his thoughts would never ever again come to existence. But he wasn't the one! The light the redeemer why the fuzz?

I wonder but the white fire, the dove and the walking through the shadows belonged to him.

Intriguing writing.

Thank You.

[Bright Ocean Star]

I like this. There is great imagery and imagination in the descriptive forces of light burning through the outer shell of darkness, vaporizing remnants of surface evil, and being cauterized with the light. It is almost a physical pain of rebirth towards liberty. Very nice, Ice...:)

[s y e]

Anne, you just captivate the reader and reel them in. You keep them hooked and the poetry is amazing! I loved it as always....

[NeiL ArandA]

These white and black flames are ever presents in a human mind and desires. And they wage battle with our heart and soul. First a thought is formed and conceived and formulated inside our head. We rationalized and weigh these thoughts and then act upon it...But really darkness is just simply an absence of light. Just my thought.... A dark deeds or habits or lifestyle cannot simply be vanish by wishing it away or praying about. The person has to really really desire to get rid of it and take a drastic measure to avoid and vanquish it. This is a very philosophical piece. So many possible take you can arrive from.

[icelandicblue]

Thank you so much for your many thoughts on this piece. It is appreciated.

[NeiL ArandA]

It's my pleasure Icelandicblue. I appreciate you dropping by as well. And I remember you many moons ago for leaving a comment in one of my first piece which I accidentally erase." There Is A Place " ... Appreciate your kindness... Be back to read more of your piece.

[Rita L. Sev]

Your last two stanzas should be a creed... Here's to that light of Hope, Blue!

[icelandicblue]

Oh, thank you so much Rita.

[Einstein Noodle]

icey! ... what a bold indictment .. (i am a news junk man) .. i see current views, stances, accusations, and personal responsibilities woven in such a tight .. bound knot of mutual connected humanity .. damn! maybe it's my daily beer but .. what a hell of a poem .. "The Light of Liberation" is what we should all be about .. PC police will appropriately choke on your fourth verse .. sorry! i am probably waaaaaaaaaaaaaay off .. but you rocked my buttons with your poem ;)
E.

[icelandicblue]

I never worry about being PC, so much of it has become ridiculously rigid. I am a good person, my thoughts, although not always perfect, mean no harm unless I want them to (lol). We can't be choked all the time, for that will be the day that poetry dies. You don't hear anyone screaming about the the Witch in the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe being evil. Thanks so much for reading and for your rocking review.

[Coyote Poetry]

Powerful and positive words and thoughts in the poem.
"Let the light envelop you
and feel the white fire
as it consumes the black flame."
The above lines I liked a lot. We need to know the light to be strong. Thank you for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[icelandicblue]

Thank you so much Coyote.

[Coyote Poetry]

You are welcome.