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Agony

It rains agonic in the Easter's night
and I'm feeling more godless
than Thomas.
Through the walls of my house
the rain makes a way for itself.

The building's daub splits
by the acid splashes
and the water flows in me
from the graven sky.

The harsh lightning hews
light from the lights
of some undreamed beliefs.
My nature goes numb,
lost in desires.

And then, the thunderblast
makes an indescribable noise,
breaking my ear drum,
when I glance at the stove
on the cellar's stairs.

It rains agonic in the celestial night,
but I can feel the damp no more,
merely my muddy and dreary voice
echoes in abyss.
— Unlight, Nov 20, 2008

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weirdelf

weirdelf

17 years 6 months ago

Love the use of languague

Love the use of languague here Unlight. Especially "agonic". Literally it means "without angle" so the rain is falling straight down, but resonates with the tone of the whole poem. One line bothers me a little "The whole nature gets numb," doesn't ring right My whole nature is numbed? The whole of nature gets numbed? Not sure, something not quite right there. cheers, Jess
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easylife_2

17 years 6 months ago

This is good unlight

Particularly the use of language,agress with jess on every count.Thank you.
ID

Ink Dragon

17 years 6 months ago

Beautiful imagery

and some very clever word choices. I am not so sure about some of the word choices, though, specifically in ll.1,8&22: the "in"s sound awkward, and I would prefer "merely" instead of "mere". With all due respect, ID
ID

Ink Dragon

17 years 6 months ago

I understand that

It´s entirely your choice what to take, I can only offer. Have had a similar experience recently with my poem "Reflecting on mermaids". Regards, ID