Desert In My Eyes...

By Zhee

i crawl along the water's edge
to wash away the pain,
as the jaggedness pours
like crucifying rain,
now the sun scorches
as this spirit slowly dies -
for the million storms
have left
-
a desert
in
my
eyes
...

watching the mutated faces
that swallow me whole,
while i lament and bury
the children of my soul,
in this barren land
my blood slowly dries -
for the rains of long ago
have left
-
a desert
in
my
eyes
...

all that was aspired
was crushed in shackled fists,
now a river flows down
these numb, splintered wrists,
the scars will remain
a testament to the skies -
whose bloody tears
have left
-
a desert
in
my
eyes
...

~my thoughts are stained with that blood...
my dreams are born from those wounds...~

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Copyright 2004 Zheala
Published on Wednesday, September 1, 2004.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • ShadowFlight On Sunday, November 28, 2004, ShadowFlight (105)By person wrote:

    loss and agony punishing yourself as if you'd thrown something away. an injustice here, taking responsibility for that which you can't control, something beyond your strength, yet not a weakness. Reading a lot into this, I know. Great write

  • Angst Queen On Friday, October 8, 2004, Angst Queen (370)By person wrote:

    i'm...speechless...compleatly speechless

  • stuart_pid On Friday, September 17, 2004, stuart_pid (135)By person wrote:

    *speechless*

  • A former member wrote: Amieveel is right! It does get better & better, & as you know, I'm always looking forward to it. ~Shane~

  • Savannah On Wednesday, September 1, 2004, Savannah (218)By person wrote:

    this flows really nice - good work

  • A former member wrote: Very nice. I like the sentences between ~~, fit perfectly. *Lilith*

  • A former member wrote: finely crafted

  • Anth On Wednesday, September 1, 2004, Anth (1133)By person wrote:

    sublime work, the repeating verse is flawlessly done, expressed so well

  • Northstar On Wednesday, September 1, 2004, Northstar (375)By person wrote:

    this is exquisitely done--the images, flow, and structure are so on point--I really feel what you are expressing here

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