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Sonnet 12

Your happy moments force the side of fate
When battles are for you a senseless cry,
For what they've nursed in front of common gate;
Now take a chance to mourn and then to sigh.
Psychotic hopes we shared during that day -
A voiceless cell with darkness in your glance;
I took some mud with me for them to pay
The priceless sign of gathering in trance.
Within those roots I laid from dream to dream
As if my home were nothing but a sleep -
From wounds I hear a never-ending scream
That burst a song to whom you'll stay in heap
Like ghastly roses in the land of shape
Which go with man as gently as a rape.
— Unlight, Jun 20, 2008

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JB

Jillian Botha

17 years 11 months ago

Speechless!!

Deep and very well written!! Welcome to Neopoet Unlught and I hope you enjoy your stay here. Kind regards Feebie Mistakes happen, do not dwell on them, live them, mourn them and move on to better things. (PS: if that does not work eat lots and lots of chocolate)
RSScheerer

RSScheerer

17 years 11 months ago

Sonnet 12

Only one line that seems off "That burst a song to whom you’ll stay in heap" I may not be comprehending it as necessary - it is 2:35 in the morning, after all. Best, Ronda P.S. The wait was worth it.
Unlight

Unlight

17 years 11 months ago

Ronda

From wounds I hear a never-ending scream That burst a song to whom you’ll stay in heap Like ghastly roses in the land of shape Which go with man as gently as a rape. Imagine a song at a concert... there are a lot of people listening, some of them, maybe all, are just a bunch (heap) of ignorant human beings, to whom art is a joke. You can make this analogy with the lines above, including the line you said is off. :) Greetings!
RSScheerer

RSScheerer

17 years 11 months ago

I see

I think it was the "a song" that got me, when I would think "in song." Crazy differences in our speech. I am trying to adjust to them! The line isn't off, just had the possibility of it through my reading. Clarified now! Thank you for explaining. ~ Ronda