Stardeath

By Echoes of Orpheus




You don't even know it's gone,
at first.
It's dead but you
can't seem to see;
it's too much to
possibly be understood
and ends in the
rejection of realty.

You still see the light
for a while
it's still there in the sky,
not yet only a memory.

But the heat fades
and as the last ray
of what was, for a time,
the most beautiful
illusion in the universe
passes you by

and it hits like
a gust of snow-laden
winter wind in what
moments ago was
the longest summer of your life.

The only summer of your life.



The realization returns that
the universe is bent on
keeping you to itself;

You are alone.

Some nights you can
catch a glimmer,
memories of what once laid


in what is now the largest
imperfection in your sky.


She was there
until the universe
said no.






"Twinkle twinkle little star"...
how I wonder


where you are









I miss the way you lit up my world...

but its ok,
without you there's just
nothing left to see.



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© 2009 Echoes of Orpheus
Published on Thursday, June 4, 2009.     Filed under: "Depressed" and "Poetry"
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  • A former member wrote: I won't beg you to stay because I fear how fruitless my efforts would be. Instead, I remind you that we've had many conversations about everything imaginable and you've helped me-- as I hope I did with you-- more times than I care to count. This poem is sad (and also brilliant), brittle but depressingly gorgeous...like a window of stained glass in which a pane has been shattered. Don't give up on here and now, and us and you. It's not much of a poetry site if the poets fade away.

  • Sketso On Saturday, June 6, 2009, Sketso (416)By person wrote:

    Yeah, what ness said... "eclipsing"... dude, I've been here, am here, was there, will be... stick around a bit, as heartache will bring out some amazing writes, and when another star enters your sky, we'll want to see those new inspirations as well. :)

  • Echoes of Orpheus On Saturday, June 6, 2009, Echoes of Orpheus (357)By person wrote:

    "and if love such as this not be true, it simply does not exist" My sky was more or less molded to fit only one star in it.. I can't fathom the thought of another, not now

  • Scarrzz On Friday, August 21, 2009, Scarrzz (235)By person wrote:

    I have to agree with you here, and I understand. I found DP right after the sky stopped twinkling in my eyes, and it helps me to have a place to let out the emptiness, even if it can't be filled. That is not a logical statement, but you know it's true all the same. Wherever you are, I hope you find strength to bear it, and perhaps someday to find a moment or two of peace in what is left of this existence. Email me if you ever want to talk, and thank you for proving to me that there are poets of the heart still walking among us. Scholar

  • Sketso On Saturday, June 6, 2009, Sketso (416)By person wrote:

    Good thing skies are bigger than we can encompass with our limited vision then, yes?

  • Echoes of Orpheus On Saturday, June 6, 2009, Echoes of Orpheus (357)By person wrote:

    but thank you Sketso

  • A former member wrote: ,,,gutting; eclipsing. . . .saturated with the heart's loss. .

  • Aleas On Friday, June 5, 2009, Aleas (169)By person wrote:

    You gotta do what you gotta do. A mighty piece would fall from the foundation of this home, but you've more than cemented your place. Truth is, youre not dead, and this is no graveyard, and no matter how long your gone your niche here will be fruitful and abundantly graced and revisited. As for your profile page, look around you, my man. There's so much more to (un)hinge yourself from. This life is more than dreams and hopes, love and fear. Conscious is simply a state of mind that WON'T last forever. And so long as you open your eyes each morning to this world, you'll always make a difference in it, and you'll always have a reason to write.

  • Narcissa On Friday, June 5, 2009, Narcissa (391)By person wrote:

    Don't go...

  • Narcissa On Saturday, June 6, 2009, Narcissa (391)By person wrote:

    Btw...I think this is one of my fav pieces of yours...ache writes each line and sadness separates them...I know this isn't what you aim to write but believe me when I say to you love never dies...from day to day than year to year it can haunt your deepest fear and soothe your greatest pain...you know where that stems from and after 15+ years I have gone on and he still resides in me...but going on is vital and happiness is still achievable...regardless....

  • urbanhumility On Friday, June 5, 2009, urbanhumility (1158)By person wrote:

    tender and eloquent in portent..............stay a little while longer my friend...............urban

  • elisa On Thursday, June 4, 2009, elisa (1595)By person wrote:

    occupying the same space only light-years apart... how to bridge the gap without being destroyed or simply absorbed by the darkness. absolutely amazing

  • Echoes of Orpheus On Thursday, June 4, 2009, Echoes of Orpheus (357)By person wrote:

    More than likely I won't be here much longer.. Thanks for the times DP

  • elisa On Thursday, June 4, 2009, elisa (1595)By person wrote:

    i don't think so. *puts dp on lock down*

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