The Dove

Why did you stop writing?

I have inquired this so many times,

And all you do is shrug,

All you do is tell me that you don’t know,

But I do.

            You stopped writing because you have managed to effectively kill it,

And by it, I mean that demon inside of your head that gnawed at your soul

Until you were a shell of a human being,

That demon that would not let you go,

The one that you battled for ages.

            But why did you stop bleeding onto paper?

You stopped dotting your i’s with tears

And curling your g’s and y’s with smiles,

Each crossed t was your anger,

And each semicolon symbolized a struggle that you’ve overcome.

            I miss your soul

Because the demon that you fought off with words

It came back and stole them from you,

You smile more and write less,

You laugh now but write no more.

            Was your creativity in your sadness?

The misery that consumed you drove you mad,

But the consequence was beautiful,

And I’m happy that you’re better,

But I mourn the loss of the artist that painted images in my mind from words on paper.

            Where are you?

This is not a selfish plea,

But this is a call of desperation

Because I thirst for the words that flow from your veins,

The stories that gush from your mind.

            Can only the raven be your muse?

The dove coos up above but it does not tickle your fancy like the darkness did,

You preferred black to white, scarlet to yellow,

And by God, you were the best of us,

But my Lord, you were the worst.

            Why do I mourn you?

You were beautiful but you were damaged,

And each word, line, stanza was deep and dark and heavy,

And through the words on paper, I could sense the poison in your veins,

And I felt more of your soul there than in all the years that I’ve known you.

            But what happened?

I saw the correlation between the madness and the artistry,

You bled your emotions onto the paper and it was beautiful,

And then you got better, and it was lovely,

But in doing so, maestro, you seemed to have lost sight of the song of your life.

            But what of the dove, of the light?

I miss the art but I care for the being,

And no song is worth the pain,

And nothing beautiful is worth dying for,

And when I ask you to write again, I ask not for the raven but for the dove.

Reviews

[nocool]

I love this..
I love POE!!! and i utilize my favorite people by using their parts much like you did here...
and this is why it is one of my favorite parts:
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The stories that gush from your mind.
Can only the raven be your muse?
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I love it.. this gives just enough picture to keep me in.. and left my own mind drift..
Very good read :)

[Whitney]

Thank you! Poe is my favorite poet. i'm glad that you like it :)

[maria ( rose)]

Hello Whitney!! Creative and revealing. your work shows a lot of character. Great Job!

[Whitney]

Thank you Maria!!

[maria ( rose)]

my pleasure:)

[Terra Bendite]

Really great description, I can relate to this. My poems are mainly about sadness and I have been having writers block lately and this describes what I am going through thank you for putting it in words.

[Whitney]

You are very welcome. Thank you for taking the time to review it.