Poem -

~ I AM NIGHT ~

~ I AM NIGHT ~

It is in the subtle margins
Of my tortured soul
Where I sometimes find 
That I
Am night...

I am a string of pearls
Swaying,
On a hot dancer,
Sweating
In the night sky,
Spinning slowly
Into celestial recesses
And wrapping myself around
All things.
I am night ...

With a mutating appetite for light
I am night,
Deep, in a black hole  of emptiness
I am night,
Like a drunken, broken, man
I am night,
I brood in the light
And smile in the darkness
I am the veil,
I am night...

I am the sickness unexpected
The will, redirected
The floundering drowner
I am night,
I am the only way home
Eyes closed and alone,
I,
Am night...

I am the raven come calling
The dead bird
In the hallway,
The ambiguous regret,
The forgotten sunset
I am night,
I am the tears never cried
Pure love petrified,
I am,
Night...

I am a funeral procession,
The pallid pallbearers
That come marching
At sunset,
I am the coldness
That slides in
On death,
The final breath,
I,
Am night...

Tony Taylor
*3rd edit

 

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Greg Etsell

wow wow wow 
what a great poem 
only if i could write 
this 

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Tony Taylor

You can do ANYTHING you put your mind to GREG!...I believe in you.......thanx for the PIN brother!!......smiles....T xo : )

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Jill Tait

Tony I have reread 3x out aloud & though I usually love rhyming, this flows beautifully. You my man are a genius writer, pinned of course ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💕💙💙

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Tony Taylor

Three Times!?...Really?......That's so cool to hear JILL...I DO believe that you can get a better understanding of a poem if you read it aloud....not all of the time....but most of the time......Thanx again girlfriend....and stay groovy!!......T xo  : )

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Jill Tait

Yup I do everything haha in threes it seems 💕💕💕

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Shaun Cronick

Tony beautifully written and with  the odd shade of Dylan Thomas woven in for good and great measure. Loved it and that pic adds to rich atmosphere conveyed throughout.
Thank you for writing and sharing and that pic is like a subliminal British BAFTA award.
Full deserved marks and a worthy pin too.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Tony Taylor

Thank you SHAUN!!...Gotta say....I do look forward to your comments......were we ever to meet in reality....I believe we would have much to agree and disagree upon!!.....Thanx again for the kind words......stay cool!!......T xo  : )

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John Prophet

Nice. I thought when you reviewed my most recent poem you said. “..Oh well, heading to a happy poem now!!” Was this it?

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Tony Taylor

LOL!!....no that's not what I meant...but it's definitely a funny thought!!......You're cool JP!!.....High fives!!.....T xo  : )

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Tony Taylor

Thanx for the Vote JIM......I appreciate it man!!......Peace.......T xo  : )

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