Reconciliation, Reformation, Restoration

A poem based loosely on a scene from one of the books in the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan (I say loosely because it might as well not be based around that at all).

Look around you

At this devastation, corruption;

This is what you left behind

When you went out of your mind...

Do you remember

Destroying, incinerating

Everything in sight

On that horrid night?

 

[This is a reconciliation,

A reformation, a restoration.

This is a cleansing of heart and soul,

Of mind and body, of all that is foul.]

 

Something inside you snapped

Like a twig in a hurricane;

What you were wasn't you.

We didn't know what to do...

Could we just stand there?

Watch as you burned everything,

Turned everything you cared for

Into ash and nothing more?

 

[This is a reconciliation,

A reformation, a restoration.

This is a cleansing of heart and soul,

Of mind and body, of all that is foul.]

 

You see what you've done

And your soul cries out in hate and fear

'Cause there is nothing left but dust,

Mold, debris, dirt, and rust.

You have a choice to make

Here and now, before you walk away:

You can leave it behind, start anew,

Or hold on to those days you rue.

 

[This is a reconciliation,

A reformation, a restoration.

This is a cleansing of heart and soul,

Of mind and body, of all that is foul.]

 

What happened wasn't to you;

Everything is for you, for a reason.

You did this yourself, but there's a cause

And now's your chance to see your flaws.

Now you can see who you really are

Without the demons of your past

Clouding up your eyes,

Hiding truth in lies.

 

[This is a reconciliation,

A reformation, a restoration.

This is a cleansing of heart and soul,

Of mind and body, of all that is foul.]

Author's Note

Feel free to think whatever you want.

Reviews

[Lucy Morningstar &heart..]

holy awesome, batman! you gotta enter this in like a ton of poetry contests cause I can almost guarantee that youd win. This is absolutely amazing; the diction and imagery are incredible and I love all the rhymes. Just...AWESOME! Way to go, ladybro! Honestly, if i could rate this over 100 I would.

[Somiena]

Yeah, this is one of my favourite pieces I've written. I also just reread it and noticed it says "You have a choice to take" where it should say "You have a choice to make", but I don't think it's a big deal. I can fix it later. xD

[Lucy Morningstar ♥]

loool pfft still awesome :)

[Somiena]

Yeah, I'm gonna fix that now that I'm at my laptop. xD

[Somiena]

Also, totes just went through the contests section and entered this poem into some of the new contests, so let's see how that goes! :D

[Lucy Morningstar ♥]

hells yeah! youll do amazing :)

[Somiena]

we can hope, at least!

[fireblossom]

I think this would make a good dark lyric to a song. Dark and moody. Worthy of song.

[Somiena]

That's kind of how I saw it! Too bad I can't write actual music, otherwise I would love to test it out somehow.