infinite_dwarf

Nov 14, 2008 ⭐ View statistics (Premium feature)

An Epiphany

Stay not in my presence
for you will be tainted
stained
by the unholy essence
which makes my fabric
stitch by stitch
I unravel
and expose
my inner being

there is no hope
there is no justice
there is no choice
there is nothing....

Slip and slide
fall
down the stairs of life
head first
screaming
as the end looms near
and I realize
just how insignificant I am.

— infinite_dwarf, Nov 14, 2008

About This Poem

About the Author

Region, Country: North Carolina, USA, USA

Favorite Poets: E.A. Poe, Lewis Carroll, Charles Bukowski, Michael McClure, Lawrence Ferlenghetti.

Critiques

themoonman

17 years 6 months ago

Hi Jess...

darkly significant... loved it! Richard

infinite_dwarf

17 years 6 months ago

Thanks Richard

Was trying desperately hard to figure out how I was going to end it. I actually like what came out better than what was written in chat! (the beginning) ~Jess K. ---------------------------------------------------- "Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them and you have their shoes."

Tink

17 years 6 months ago

well done!

i learned a lot last night in that chat. i am working on mine too. will post it soon. this one is good. well done.

infinite_dwarf

17 years 6 months ago

Deb

Although I do like dark and obscure writing, I'm not sure I really liked Dickenson's style. Maybe because it's not "f***ed up" enough, ya know?? I like the type writing that just leaves you bewildered, and going "wow, that was messed up!" Thanks for stopping by, can't wait to read yours! PS. Awww, hiya Rocket - ya stinker you! ~Jess K. ---------------------------------------------------- "Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them and you have their shoes."

Eduardo Cruz

17 years 6 months ago

Jess,

I see the darkness came screaming out of you! when one looks into ones self it seems insignificant, but in the grant scheme of things we affect every one's life in the smallest way, that it seems like we didn't contribute a thing. So in that we are like God, doing things without anyone realizing we did something. an insignificant life, I would say not. I have not meet one person that has not contribute to my life or me to theirs Very good write! I enjoyed it! thanks, Eddie "do like the once barren tree: flourish and like the planted seed: rise" Jose De Diego

infinite_dwarf

17 years 6 months ago

LOL, great avatar!

Sometimes, I'll sit and ponder the world - or look up into the sky, and really go "wow, I am just a speck..." Thanks for the inspirational chat - that was really cool. ~Jess K. ---------------------------------------------------- "Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them and you have their shoes."

Eduardo Cruz

17 years 6 months ago

Jess,

I'm just glad this wonderful poem came out of it. Ah Autumn in New york. People always think of NY as just the City, but we have some beautiful forest also. Great picture. thanks, Eddie "if while I'm drunk I fall down a hill, am I a rolling stone?

prayersbyPatty

17 years 6 months ago

Jess

What a humble poem, very different for you. I personally think the site is better and more fun cause you are here. And if true of the site, it has to be true in life. Beauty within shining for all to see. sincerely, Patty

infinite_dwarf

17 years 6 months ago

Thanks, Patty

I've had a couple true humble ones on here - this was more sparked by Eddie's last chat room, though, as we were discussing Emily Dickenson. Me? Fun? Awwww.... thankyou! ~Jess K. ---------------------------------------------------- "Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them and you have their shoes."

zarul

17 years 6 months ago

HI JESS

this is a truly dark piece from u, forgive me for saying. such a beautiful piece although i cant really grasp the main idea on first read. EXCELLENT. what a cute cat you hold. hope to own one someday, for my mum is allergic to cat's fur. i'll definitely own one when i own my own house. TRULY SIGNIFICANT PIECE. ZARUL http://www.neopoet.com/node/15408

infinite_dwarf

17 years 6 months ago

Zarul

Tell you the truth, I'm not sure where this one was going either! I guess I was going for the lamentations (thoughts) of a dark, cynical, pessamistic depressed person. The cat is quite cute, indeed, but you need to realize that you don't own a cat... they own you! You'll see when you get one for yourself. :~) She's the true boss of the house, not Jon and I. She's pampered and spoiled rotten, and we wouldn't have it any other way! ~Jess K. ---------------------------------------------------- "Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them and you have their shoes."

Rett

17 years 6 months ago

Hmmm, Dark and brooding

Like storm clouds awaiting the go ahead to rip with unabridged anger upon an unsuspecting world. Quite well done my friend. Quite well done indeed. Respectfully, Rett: "Did you ever notice that the government officials who want to ban gun ownership are the very ones that should be shot anyway?" Rett: 2008

infinite_dwarf

17 years 6 months ago

Thanks, Rett

That's a really interesting way of putting it. I assure you that it isn't true, though. Thanks for the read and comments! I love your tag line - so true! ~Jess K. ---------------------------------------------------- - "The term "paranoid" would seem to indicate a lack of preparation.... I prefer to be labled "hypervigilant"

W.C.Wampler

17 years 6 months ago

Epiphany poem

I.D., I think we all struggle against insignificance, even though it's cosmic. Writers can only try to say something timeless. Perhaps you have already. So many of the poets here in NEO are so good. I feel like a stranger trying to blend with humanity. I write to expose my thoughts, and become even more insignificant. It is what is. But will it always be? wcw

infinite_dwarf

17 years 6 months ago

WC

I agree, there are many good poets on this site, and you're one of them. No need to feel like a stranger - don't cut yourself short. Thank you for your profound thoughts on my work. ~Jess K. ---------------------------------------------------- - "The term "paranoid" would seem to indicate a lack of preparation.... I prefer to be labled "hypervigilant"

Linda Moses

17 years 6 months ago

Jess

I liked this one. Dark, not too dark. I liked 'down the stairs of life'

infinite_dwarf

17 years 6 months ago

Linda

I was going to do something more like 'circle around life's toilet bowl' but decided that stairs were a better analogy! Thanks for the visit! ~Jess K. ---------------------------------------------------- - "The term "paranoid" would seem to indicate a lack of preparation.... I prefer to be labled "hypervigilant"

Quillsvein1

17 years 6 months ago

interesting

poem--a little self deprecating, but interesting all the same. i would describe the entire thing as being one huge vastation: an experience of the perceived meaninglessness of self and existence. the feeling in my opinion is both false and subjective, but it happens to the best of us and sometimes frequently. great job! gb

infinite_dwarf

17 years 6 months ago

Thanks, Quills!

An honor to have you on this page - I don't see you often. Thank you for the kind comments, but yet again, I assure you this isn't autobiographical. ~Jess K. ---------------------------------------------------- - "The term "paranoid" would seem to indicate a lack of preparation.... I prefer to be labled "hypervigilant"

infinite_dwarf

17 years 6 months ago

Janice

Thanks, it was inspired by Eddie's chatroom. We were talking about Emily Dickenson, who is the queen of dark, brooding writing. We were asked to write little snippets like her - the first stanza is what I came up with, and then expanded on it into this. ~Jess K. ---------------------------------------------------- - "The term "paranoid" would seem to indicate a lack of preparation.... I prefer to be labled "hypervigilant"

Dalton

16 years 1 month ago

no one is insignificant.

no one is insignificant. (you certainly have some followers sister).