Painful Reality

Poetry speaks

No steel blade,

nor magic arrow,

shall ever pierce my stone heart.

No song of maidens,

nor words of wisdom,

shall ever tear my mind apart.

It was a sound,

a little phrase,

and a voice that was home.

It was a face,

a match to mine,

and a feeling so well known.

Grab my body,

hurt the flesh,

yet untouched is my reality.

Break my spirit,

feed me lies,

yet untouched is my humanity.

Living in my world,

praying for his,

breathing in yours.

A dream of fiction,

a faith in religion,

a life behind doors.

Pierced was my stone heart.

A mind that was torn apart.

Reality that was shaken,

a body that was beaten.

People who stood as friends,

a life that’s about to end.

I enter my world,

given by faith,

no longer fiction.

I hear a sound,

a single phrase,

a voice to call me home.

Reviews

[Bacchus]

Untouched- you described that well.
Then home... I wish there was more to describe how you got there.
But it is yours and you know if you said it or didn't...

a body that was beaten... not sure if it is yours or your savior's.
people who stood as friends- is this when you are reconciled?
a life that's about to end- is that your untouched one?

So many questions with this piece.

[unspokenpain]

That's the value of this piece. It's a short stanza and short versed poem that is all about interpretation.

[Bacchus]

very good one!

[Kat Mandu]

I love this poem, although I'm a sucker for wicked rhymes and rhythm. Creepy and dark (a theme I see) I like it alot.

[unspokenpain]

I'm happy you enjoyed it. :)

[aLittlePain]

Inner musings...wonderfully complex by design but speaks powerfully to the realities of many.
The imagery is captivating particularly in the first and second to last stanzas.

Great voice!
Rach x

[unspokenpain]

Thank you! I'm glad you liked it.

[AliciaB]

I love this poem. As with any poetic piece, it's obviously open to interpretation, but I took it as a portrayal of the struggle between all the different aspects of our lives - secular society, relationships, faith, our own thoughts, etc. The poem itself is rather confusing and convoluted, but that's the beauty of it. It very accurately portrays that crazy inner conflict that occurs between different facets of our beings. The whole poem is good, although the first stanza is my favorite because of its powerful imagery. Nicely written!

[unspokenpain]

thank you. I love hearing everyone's interpretation.