A Reaper's Love

This is a poem narrating the story of love...

 

“ I walk today in this garden.

Beautiful with flowers and creepers,

Overflowing with the blooms of Eden.

But, none of these intrigue me.

 

Same expression that I was created with,

I bear today.

I have worn for so many days.

That same expression of disinterest.

 

I am a perfect being.

Or so I was told.

Created to lead the dead,

And nothing to feel instead.

 

Neither grief nor pain.

Neither good nor bad.

Neither happiness nor grief.

Neither hatred.

And neither love.

 

Until I met a mysterious soul.

She was saved by me,

Or so she claimed.

I simply replied saying,

Since it wasn’t her time to die yet…

I only did my duty.

 

She smiled at me.

Changing me,

Making me feel things,

I should never have felt.

So, I lied to myself

Denying everything she did to me…

 

However, I wondered if it would stop…

This feeling I was experiencing…

 

I used to wait for her

To visit my Garden Of Death

In winter, when snow covered everything,

In its white blanket.

And in autumn,

When life fell off the trees.

In summer and spring,

When life reincarnated itself…

In the rains,

When life was nourished.

 

When she forgo of her life

To protect me from the judgment

Of my creator,

She claimed that

I loved her…

 

The chief of Heaven,

My creator, sentenced me to death.

Saying, I was no longer perfect.

Saying that this love,

Was my bug.

But since she had handed the baton of life to me,

I escaped.

 

I saw her soul drifting away,

While hanging on to her lifeless body.

Even then I waited…

Waited for her to wake up,

And, visit me in my Garden Of Death.

 

Was this love?

Then why was it so painful..?

Wasn’t it supposed to be beautiful…?

I wanted to hold her light,

And make it a part of me.

But that wasn’t possible.

For the light I seeked,

Had long left me behind,

All alone once again.

 

For thousands of years,

I searched for her soul.

She was a kind and gentle soul.

Daughter of my creator…

 

If it were a sin to love,

Then I didn’t mind committing that sin.

 

Because every time I was reborn,

I saw her.

Sometimes as a brother,

Sometimes as a mother.

Every time, I reached out

To fuse her soul with

The tempest within me…

She would slip out of my reach.

 

Was I to live this fate,

Over and over again…?

 

This love was a taboo…

I understood it overtime.

For she was the Daughter of Heaven,

Fated to live with light, bright and warm.

And I was a Reaper,

Fated to guide the dead, cold and dark.

 

This was the story of

The love felt by the reaper;

A death God,

Who was judged

Because he felt warmth…”

Recited the mother.

 

“Isn’t each one us, today,

Like the reaper, mom..?”

Asked a young boy.

His mother looked at him,

Thinking of what to say,

To this little soul,

Who was sent by the angels…

Too small to comprehend,

The cruel ways of the world.

 

“When mom kisses my burnt face,

Everyone judges our love…, don’t they?”

He asked again.

 

A tear threatened to fall from her eyes.

A sob caught her words in her throat.

And silence, of immeasurable sadness,

Answered his question.

 

“But it is okay to love, mom.

Because, even if it is painful,

It is warm and beautiful.

And because mom loves me,

That I can feel so strong.

Love, that I, as a prince,

Must learn to shower over my subjects.

Love that caused dad to

Sacrifice himself to protect me…

Love that is the only

Remedy to this endless cycle of hatred.

From love is born the will to forgive.

Of kindness unrivaled,

Of deeds done unconditionally,

When logic and reason fail to explain…

The only thing that answers and mends,

Is this love that you and dad

Have made me feel…”

he assured his mother.

 

For he knew,

That when the reaper would

Reunite with the one he loved,

The bond connecting their hearts,

Would be strong enough to heel all wounds and forgive all sins.

It would define the power to change and make amends…

 

 

 

Author's Note

This is something different from how i usually write ... please review!

Reviews

[Bee C.]

There are so many layers to this, it's just astonishing. Reincarnation, the various forms of love, the definition of romantic and true love... All of these themes are intertwined so beautifully. It has a fairy tale vibe to it, with the mother telling the story and an embodiment darkness falling in love with an embodiment of light. Very much a Greek tragedy. But this is expertly written and full of depth. I absolutely love it.

[Moonlight]

Thanks a lot Bee C.! I really appreciate your kind words. :)

[Cool Girl]

This is remarkable. Again, you have left me speachless:)

[Moonlight]

Thanks a lot CG! I'm glad you liked it! :)

[Cool Girl]

You're very welcome:)

[Nila M.]

This is fascinating, I love the themes of souls reincarnating to search for each other again. I love the different perspectives that take place and how you've managed to weave together the different faces of love, in a way that connects them all again the end. Very nice, thank you

[Moonlight]

Thanks a lot fir reviewing Nila! I really appreciate it! :)

[Nila M.]

It was my pleasure! I'm fairly new here and it's been so cool for me to have all these amazing things to read. And from so many perspectives, styles and personalities. I've met some very cool people just through these comments etc. Thank you for sharing what you write so I have an opportunity to read :)

[Moonlight]

Oh well, Welcome To Writer's Cafe! I hope you have a lot of fun... :)

[Lizardo]

This is beautiful....You've left me without words once again...
I can't think of something, A love that can't be love at the same time? wow this is deep.
You surprise me with your writing, great work!

[Moonlight]

Wow! Thanks a lot Lizardo! I am glad you liked it. :)

[Lizardo]

You're welcome!

[ANTO]

A very subtly told tale - beautifully told filled with Wow ideas and moments.
I loved how the little boy seemed to ask us the readers to consider each of us as a reaper who seeks that one soul in perpetuity - very skillfully done that...

Really enjoyed this Shivangi - thank you

[Moonlight]

Thanks a lot ANTO... I am glad you liked it! :)

[blue angel]

Wow, an epic tale. The depth is soul searing. The illusive love, tangled and weaved through distant pleas, yet truly well conceived. I love this. Thank you for sharing it! Respectfully, blue angel

[Moonlight]

Thanks a lot for reviewing blue angel. I really appreciate it. :)

[blue angel]

It was my pleasure! :)