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infinite_dwarf
infinite_dwarf
Aug 03, 2009 ⭐ View statistics (Premium feature)

Omnipotence

Taking a break from the whirl and rush
of modern day society
I walk the sands of time

I find a shell of stunning beauty
spiraling into eternity
I held it to my ear
and instead of oceanic sounds
I heard a voice

It reminded me of failures past
and told me of the future
decades of strife intermingled
with utmost violence
on a level previously unknown

Days of blackness
with screams gone unheard
by both survivors
and the deities they call upon
A day when the blanket of truth
warms you no more
— infinite_dwarf, Aug 03, 2009

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Region, Country: North Carolina, USA, USA

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

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Seren

Seren

16 years 10 months ago

Jess

This is light to begin with and gradually flows to darkness and you have done it so bloody well ... I love it when you write like this ... Days of blackness with screams gone unheard by both survivors and the deities they call upon A day when the blanket of truth warms you no more This was a perfectly dark ending and one of my favourites of yours now, I tend to like dark poetry but its only because I find the real person writing them in these dark places ... a day when the blanket of truth warms you no more [poignant and sad] made my stomach drop ... thats when I know its a good poem ... awesome work Jess .. look forward to the next ... Love Jayne x x "We did not change as we grew older; we just became more clearly ourselves. Lynn Hall" ...
infinite_dwarf

infinite_dwarf

16 years 10 months ago

Thanks, Jayne

While I hope your heart didn't drop too low, I am glad that this write did evoke an emotional response. Lets me know that I did my job. I actually didn't even pick up on the transition from light -> dark until you had mentioned it - and in all honesty, I didn't try that. Like I had said in 'final words' I have no idea what I was writing about - as it wasn't exactly inspired my anything. Sometimes random crap just starts pouring out, and this is the end result. Glad you liked it, though! ~Jess K. ----------------------- "Handle every situation like a dog: if you can't eat it, or screw it, then piss on it and walk away!" - unknown
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ngaioBeck

16 years 9 months ago

Omnipotence

Powerful,creative,intelligently crafted.