the mind without ink of thoughtsA Poem by Matome Masipathe fear of death not in the physical but subconsiousTHERE IS
A WINDOW ON THE SEVENTH FLOOR, A SUNRISE MADE OF GLASS; EVERY
TIME I LOOK DOWN AT THE GROUND BELOW, I SEE THE
DOVES, I SEE THE WATER AND THE SAND. A PAINTER WOULD SAY A BIT OF RED WAS MISSING. SOMETHING
TRUE; SOMETHING PURE; SOMETHING WITH THE PERFECT PICTURE FOR THE
MURDER SCENE. AM
GETTING SUICIDAL EVERY TIME I STAND NEAR THE LEDGE.
BUT I NEVER HAVE THE COURAGE TO JUMP. THERE IS
AN IRON CRUCIFIX IN BETWEEN THE WINDOW WITH A SUNRISE MADE OF GLASS; MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO GO THROUGH; MY VERY OWN IRONY. I TELL
MYSELF I MUST LEAVE THIS FORTUNATE PLACE ONE DAY. I HATE
WAKING UP FOR WORK, I HATE BEING BROKE; SO, I
WROTE MYSELF THIS NOTE AND PLACED IT NEXT TO MY WISH FOUNTAIN. A GREAT
HOPE; THAT WHEN
THE INCEPTION OF TIME FURTHER TRIES TO ELUDE MY MIND AND THE
SUBCONSCIOUS GETS HARDER TO FIND. AND THE
MOURN AND SORROW CONDEMN MY SANITY. LET IT BE
A REMINDER FOR ME TO KEEP TOUCH OF TIME. FOR I
NEVER KNOW WHEN ANOTHER SUNNY DAY WILL COME, ALL I
HAVE IS THE PAINTING OF THIS DREAM. STARING
STRANGELY BACK AT ME WHEN I CREATE THE WORDS I SEARCH FOR MYSELF WITHIN TODAY I
MADE A POEM LOOKING OUT THE TENTH FLOOR; THE BEST
FEELING TO HAVE WHEN YOU OVERCOME YOUR OBSTACLES. THE
HIGHER YOU GO THE GREATER THE SKY GETS, THE
SMALLER THE GROUND BECOMES. FALLING
ALL THE WAY DOWN THERE IS NOT AN OPTION. I MUST
KEEP MOVING, KEEP
MOVING TO THE TALLEST SKYSCRAPERS MY AMBITION ASPIRES TO AM AFRAID
OF HEIGHTS, AM AFRAID MY MIND IS A MAGIC PEN; HOW LONG
BE BEFORE I WRITE THE LAST LINE BEFORE I
STARE AT THE BLANK PAGE LEAVING ME FEELING LIKE THE VOICELESS SINGER ON THE STAGE. QUIETLY SITTING IN THE ROOM WITH THE FADING CANDLE, STARING AT A PAGE WITH EYES OF A MIND WITHOUT AN INK OF THOUGHTS © 2017 Matome Masipa |
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Added on February 23, 2017 Last Updated on February 23, 2017 Tags: story, dark, inspiration AuthorMatome MasipaPRETORIA, dendron, South AfricaAboutPen name MaddaMoriyah Eliyah, a writer of spiritual awareness of self development of philosophy in writings from poetry novels and theatre. I write with the wave of my life experiences and the voice w.. more..Writing
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