Sunday Musings, featuring Cherie Sumner's poem titled "A phantom's Obsession" , appreciated by Williamsji Maveli

_____________________________

• Sunday Musings, 08 th February, 2015  featuring Cherie Sumner's poem titled "A phantom's Obsession" , appreciated by Williamsji Maveli
•  My Sunday Greetings to COSMOFUNNEL Administration, to all authors, artistes and viewers

____________________________

SYNOPSIS: This is my weekend writing column for a review of a poem from a selected author. This Column is being titled as "Sunday Musings " with a view to feature an in-depth analysis of  any one of the poems from the previous weeks postings, selected by me at random to avoid the elaborate review or comment postings  by me in the usual comments column. Poetess Cherie Sumner's   almost all poems are great success, and have won much appreciations and comments from COSMO viewers.  Hence it was very difficult to choose the best one for my review. However, I shall plan this column in such a way to accommodate almost all style of poems by all poets and poetess of COSMOFUNNEL, which I hope will give more room for encouragement and inspirations to write. The poems selected are purely from my own liking and discretion and has nothing to do with the ratings, voting and favorite aspects. Hope, readers will understand my view point and enjoy my writing. My views and interpretations in this column are purely my own observations, and it has nothing to do with the personal life of the author of the poem. I am eager to read your feed-backs.  The poem which  I have taken-up for this Sunday Musings is Poetess Cherie Sumner's  verse  titled " A phantom's Obsession"

____________________________

• A phantom's Obsession
• By Poetess Cherie Sumner

____________________________

He appeared, like an angel
With music in the night
Seducing her through deceptions
In mirror’s dim light
A mask to cover
His deformities in shame
Desires hidden,
Romanticizing specter acclaim   

(Obsession is defined as a persistent disturbing preoccupation with someone or something)

One part genius, one part mad -
A tormented soul
The Phantom of the Opera House
Demanded control
An architect, inventor,
Musician and writer
He used intelligence to mesmerize
Christine and entice her

(Obsession usually becomes a fascination  or mania when your desire becomes difficult to deal with and you lose a sense of reality crossing a dangerous line to obtain, through violence, that which you obsess over)

Creating a secret underground
World of romance
All for obsession of her
Biding time for his chance
To overcome her mind
With his music’s alluring sound
Seducing her heart and soul
With its beauty profound

(He recognizes her potential as a singer, and begins tutoring her. He develops her skill. He gives her a voice to sing, which expresses his genius in music.)

He lived for her sweet voice
Her pure innocent essence
The inner light she exuded
To his music’s presence
The perfection of her spirit
He desired close
To protect his pride, he lied,
Disguised as a ghost

(Christine in many ways is the Phantom’s creation. He needs her to sing his music. She’s his glory, his triumphant, that he doesn’t wish to share with another. Christine is his entire focus in life. She is constantly on his mind)

Feeling hideous, denied flesh’s pleasures
In his dark lair
This warped angel of darkness
Succumbed to despair
Keeping Christine only as a dream
Tangled in regrets
Setting her free from the monster
He perceived she best forget

Though unknown…….
He had already stolen
A piece of her soul

(As she matures into a beautiful sexual young woman, he begins to desire her, worship her, and fantasize over her. He plans her future as a singer and his wife. He fills his lair with sketches of her, Opera scenes of her singing, and a wax figure of her in a wedding gown. He surrounds himself with reminders of Christine everywhere in his lair, and dreams of the day she will be his. What happened to Erik? Did he try to fill the void of his solitude with one thing alone -- Christine? Did those obsessive thoughts over Christine turn around and consume him in return? When does one cross the line from reality into obsession?)                                                                             

*Written after watching the Broadway
  production today of Phantom of the Opera
 2-8-2015

_____________________________

• BETWEEN THE LINES

_____________________________

Obsession becomes distressing and damaging when it leads us to places that are not reality and causes an individual to commit violent acts in order to achieve the dream they are driven to have. Erik, having never loved or been loved, is immature and doesn’t understand what true love is. He’s not able to discern between obsession and love yet. His obsession drives him to commit violent acts. Obsession doesn’t sacrifice, it only takes. Love sacrifices, it only gives

Dear Poetess Cherie Sumner, please accept my congratulations for sharing the above verse with us.

Regards & Love

WILLIAMSJI MAVELI