Singing to the Clouds on a Starless Night

By SilentStalker


It's amazing how one can do in days
What I couldn't do in years
Suddenly my heart was in my throat again
Torn from all the agony I had fed to it
And finally I had coughed it up
Right into her arms and watched in awe
As she closed the lesions on it and handed it back to me.

I've never seen anyone stitch so perfectly

Yet nothing opens your eyes quite like
Trying to protect yourself from pain brought on by others
Only to find out that you--the one you worried for most
Were doing the damage to yourself

Walking blind comes too naturally, sometimes

And I was running
Running to her--running away from myself
And like the stone on the pavement
As we kick it and watch it roll along its path
Only to land facing the same way it was when it started
So did I land right where I had been

"I'll never get anywhere like this."

Call me Eve
Grasping frantically for my own apple
Crying out as the devil snake
Shrouded in his cloak of Hope
Leers over me laughing--rewarding me with despair
Every time my own forbidden fruit
Slips effortlessly away from my fingertips

and I stumble, crying yet again

I collapsed today
And looked up to where I thought you were standing
Calling out to your apparition once again
To hold this heart that I keep tearing
But I couldn't bear the damage on my own
So I placed it in a glass cage once more
So that even I dared not touch it
But why do we not care about what will happen to ourselves
When someone calls out to us again
And instinctively shatter the glass surrounding our hearts
Without a second thought
Only to suffer the consequences of loving without thinking

And again my heart is bleeding

The stitches are tearing, and I felt like
I may as well just throw it away
And forsake any hope I ever had
But as bad as it hurts
It hurts that much worse to think about leaving.



Some things are more special than my own self.

Some things are worth the risk.

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© 2006 Darun Ferguson
Published on Sunday, April 30, 2006.     Filed under: "Love" and "Poetry"

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  • sIo On Wednesday, September 30, 2020, sIo (926)By person wrote:

    A part of me has broken, Darun. Broken.

  • Star On Monday, December 23, 2013, Star (920)By person wrote:

    this broke my hearts to tears.

  • Mari On Monday, December 17, 2007, Mari (425)By person wrote:

    No, I think you should write free verse more often. To think that someone could honestly have been this sad, is just - disappointing.

  • Arianna On Friday, May 12, 2006, Arianna (105)By person wrote:

    just.... wow. no other words come to mind.

  • elisa On Sunday, May 7, 2006, elisa (1616)By person wrote:

    an escutcheon...... most ppl swing a sharpened shield much like a sword....i believe the only person we can not save is...ourselves......

  • elisa On Sunday, May 7, 2006, elisa (1616)By person wrote:

    ......maybe we're born with a broken heart that shares a quantum beat with another.... giving us a desperate need to keep breathing and searching......(to be contiued)

  • SilentStalker On Saturday, May 6, 2006, SilentStalker (1067)By person wrote:

    ...yes; I have recently put that message in there... Scholar

  • ZealousValadiction On Thursday, May 4, 2006, ZealousValadiction (42)By person wrote:

    .....now i realy want to give you giant bear hugs *smiles* this was filled with both pain and beauty. -Laurie

  • yslehc On Wednesday, May 3, 2006, yslehc (334)By person wrote:

    lovely my dear, i agree with nightlysin... it's perfect.. .. wow..

  • TaintedButterfly On Wednesday, May 3, 2006, TaintedButterfly (670)By person wrote:

    You took my breath away with this. I'm ashamed for not having read your works previously. Hope you forgive me? This was just beyond heartbreakingly beautiful. It's life. To have someone risk everything for you, that's love. Julia~

  • Gideon Lost On Wednesday, May 3, 2006, Gideon Lost (138)By person wrote:

    Thank you for the kind comment. After reading this, I can see they come from a very wise (and handsome) man. I will be reading more of your work. -Gideon

  • SilentStalker On Wednesday, May 3, 2006, SilentStalker (1067)By person wrote:

    ...this is probably the only one like it...my eyes have only recently opened up, you could say... Scholar

  • SilentStalker On Wednesday, May 3, 2006, SilentStalker (1067)By person wrote:

    ...I find it funny how some of us run around shielding ourselves all the time, never realizing that the sword works so much better when we're not always worried about defending... Scholar

  • Sin On Monday, May 1, 2006, Sin (1168)By person wrote:

    Darun this was really beautiful...it brought tears to my eyes and a smile to my lips...be brave..you deserve nothing short of happiness :) ~kristy

  • Dissolving Poet On Monday, May 1, 2006, Dissolving Poet (564)By person wrote:

    This was just perfect, you made my heart bleed for you Darun. You did a great job on your come back:)... I love this sooo much*bookmarks*

  • A former member wrote: crushing... I like the stone figure, very wise words, thanks

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  • A former member wrote: this literally leaves me speechless and guilty.

  • SilentStalker On Monday, May 1, 2006, SilentStalker (1067)By person wrote:

    ...I never saw anything for anyone to feel guilty about... Scholar

  • A former member wrote: some things are worth risking everything for.... exceptional write man, my hats off Scholar

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