Box of Doom

Colder than Atlantic... Warmer than blood....

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Burning windows,
Lined by thunderous tears...
Hissing wind,
Says good bye to life's fear

Blinds wave restlessly,
Escalating my perplexity....
Crouching in an corner,
Hugging my last ounce of sanity....

Darkness floods the human room...
It will then glow in darkness of doom...

Indifferent condolences fill the empty chair,
The glass vase shatters under,
The weight of disdainful tears...

In distance,the cat cries...
Accompanying me in my stupor...

Why is this six faced box feared as a doom??

Darkness floods the human room,
It will now glow in darkness of moon...

Author's Note

Last month of last year i have seen lot of demises infront of my eyes... This poem is a stream of thought from that situation.Last line credit goes to ~MAYANK~.... Hope you enjoy this

Reviews

[J. K. Beach]

Every room we inhabit, in life or in death, holds it comforts and it's fears. We fear death, but is it not just a move to a different room... different possibilities. If we could see ahead to the next room, would we cower from it or race towards it, forgetting the sweetness of now. In the end we can only live within the walls we know, watch others pass beyond them , and wonder what the they will see there before us... Your words have such a delicious gravity to them, Sophy... I have missed reading them!

[Sophy Freebirds]

And i realy wondered where had you gone all this time .But now that you are back its excellent to see youThe feeling is mutual....

[Lydia Shutter]

The psychological aspect of this poem is intense. The dark emotions are very real. While people may give condolences, that does not stop the tears. Grief is a very personal thing. I am sorry you experienced so much of it. Your poem is very well written. Lydi*

[Sophy Freebirds]

Thank you so much for your support and kind words Lydi :)

[jacob erin-cilberto]

there are those rooms of life, and then there is the room of death---the walls can surround us in either and make us feel that life is being choked out of us, out of pain, fear, loss, and loss of self.

all those emotions are increments of this poem.

[Sophy Freebirds]

Thank you for your Insightful words Jacob. :)

[Stephen]

I enjoyed it very much. Thanks for sharing friend!!!!

[ANTO]

I feel the key to this is this line Sophy
"Says good bye to life's fear ..." - the demise of loved ones is a release for them - we are the ones we should cry for - I hope that deosnt sound callous, because of course we weep for the loss but their ascent to a better place is always the light, in our darkest hours.
I was so moved by so many wonderful sentiments here. thank you for sharing...

[Chaos_Collector]

Demise was animated well in this. I loved this part here "Blinds wave restlessly,
Escalating my perplexity....
Crouching in an corner,
Hugging my last ounce of sanity...." I felt like the poem clenched my heart when I read that. Loved this poem

[Clockwork]

The devastation from those demises translates to the page in this poem. Your piece really allows us to feel that devastation with you. Lines such as your couplet "Darkness floods the human room... /It will then glow in darkness of doom..." express the urgency of the situation. Those lines give the idea that the speaker feels trapped, cornered in her world.

I do like how you end the poem in the last three lines with the appearance of light. Hope seems to follow in your last stanza with the promise of the shining moon. I thoroughly enjoyed this read.

[Sophy Freebirds]

:)glad you enjoyed it. thank you clockwork

[Rene Salinas]

A moment of reflection. They're most needed. The emancipation of fear trying to prevent action, thought and feeling. Why wouldn't it feel like an oppressing box? We have managed to face indifferent death. The problem with that is that as we are oblivious to our surroundings so they seem in vain. What is there to be learnt? How are we going to wake up with this inertia of desolation that leaves everyone feeling dissociated. Indeed! This are dark days. To find a counterbalance through our own life is imperative.

Thank You.

[Sophy Freebirds]

Thank you so much for your insightful words Rene :)

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

Whew, you got me on the edge of my seat as I read this erie piece of artwork.

[Sophy Freebirds]

Careful... you may tumble out!! Thank you for your kind review Dale :)

[R Smith]

this one goes straight into my library as its an absolutely stunning poem, i was gripped by the first line and it built up from there in a crescendo of passion and despair, i know you have had much pain recently with loss of loved one's and i believe you put it all into this, great work Sophy, a true star of the east :)

[Sophy Freebirds]

wow!! thats quite a compliment Richard :) thank you so much for your kind words .