Fade to Black
Ink bleeds, stark, upon the pale page—
black blood spilled from my quiv'ring quill.
To silence all this bitter rage,
besought by dark that saps my will.
I choose to languish in the black;
I wear it proud—a veiled disguise.
For it is love of life I lack,
to some, this comes as no surprise.
'Tis cooler in the blackest night;
so softly speaks serenity.
Yet some do not share in my plight;
they view me with obscurity.
Dark onyx velvet, I adore—
cocoons hide scars of one's disgrace—
a child's laughter heard no more.
I tug it close to mask my face.
Beneath my bed, dark demons lurk,
eyes glowing with a hell spawn's fire.
They gnash their teeth and get to work
to fuel my deepest, dark desire.
And in my final twilight hours
as darkness comes to welcome me.
Will I glimpse light, vast fields of flowers;
or is the darkness all I'll see?
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This is just flat out great writing..... flawlessly delivered poetic magic...... in the darkness where demons lurk .......I take comfort in my impending departure with little apprehension......Love this PROFESSOR!!........ LOVE & ROCKETS!!......T xo ??✴❤✴?
Thank you, Tony, you're very kind and your positive feedback is always encouraging.
It is readers like yourself who make me want to try even harder on my next poetic endeavor.
To coin one of your very own phrases...
...Love and Rockets, my friend.
~Dean ♡? ♥? ♡ ? ♥
Crisp powerful piece which underlines the interest you have in darker themes. You approach these in an interesting non-formulaic manner articulating incisively the forces at play in determining conclusions or theoretical manipulation. Poetry of calibre with decisive structuring delivering neat phrasing and welcome imagery.
Bravo.
Hope all is well with you and yours ! :)
I'm healing very well from my recent open heart surgery, Richard. They had to go in and repair two very leaky valves plus I had five stents inserted.
Thanks for asking, and thank you too for your articulate and favorable response to the narrative in this poem.
Live, Love, Laugh and be Scary!
~Dean :)
???? brilliant dean!! I was struck by the title, fade to black, reminding me of the rock band ?
on reading this piece, wow! A piece of excellent work my friend
"And in my final twilight hours
as darkness comes to welcome me.
Will I glimpse light, vast fields of flowers;
or is the darkness all I'll see?" ??? Fantastic!! ?
Thanks a million, Wayne.
I'll take "fantastic" as an overall assessment of my poetry any day of the week, my friend.
That's very thoughtful of you to say.
I'm also very happy you enjoyed this.
Have a great week ahead!
~Dean ?(ツ)?