Decadence...

By Spiritus_Frumenti

Quiet bitterness lending away silence to the stars
Taciturn whispers carried further than the wind
Wished it had
Where moments take hold of inspiration,
Never has God thought distant galaxies could seem
So sad

Within it all there’s nothing but empty
An ever stretching precipice
So deep, anchored,
Wisdom can be found here trying to crawl itself
To the truth
To a light unfathomed and disconcerting

In these hallowlands,
Souls have no reason to be
Where time comes to die
Where heaven tries to cry

In these stagnantworlds,
Skies have no horizon
Where clouds drift and would not be seen again
Where the breeze feels so cold and lonely

Perhaps we mourn for the wrong reasons
At funerals
Not knowing that in departing,
They are going to a much more painful place
Where reality doesn’t want them
And the imagination does not exist...

Copyright © Juan Antonìo Thomas, 2005

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Solemn Portrayals of Truth
Published on Wednesday, March 16, 2005.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • Bluegirl On Sunday, September 17, 2006, Bluegirl (177)By person wrote:

    "Where time comes to die Where heaven tries to cry" Wow. Thoes two lines amazing. The whole thing was awesome, but this really got to me. wonderful work!

  • Drayvinio On Wednesday, February 15, 2006, Drayvinio (19)By person wrote:

    The emotions behing it leave me speechless. Excellent write!

  • A former member wrote: I have read this like four times , everytime I get goosepimples.Unforgetable,such feeling exposed .

  • Sin On Saturday, October 1, 2005, Sin (1135)By person wrote:

    what a bleak and lonely picture you have painted...but done so with such a masterful hand that its elegant in its sadness ~kristy

  • urbanhumility On Tuesday, March 22, 2005, urbanhumility (1158)By person wrote:

    i have never heard such timless despair in all my days........your concept is far and vast, yet you contain and release with your words........truly well done...........urban

  • Anth On Thursday, March 17, 2005, Anth (1126)By person wrote:

    this sent shivers through me...the weight of your words will be on my mind long after

  • Solace On Wednesday, March 16, 2005, Solace (1065)By person wrote:

    You've slain me, this proclaims to all the perfection that you have begun to master...This will stay with me for lifetimes and on through infinity, like words burnt into my skin i shall wear it on my soul...thank you deeply...

  • blue On Wednesday, March 16, 2005, blue (1409)By person wrote:

    wOw! those last two lines just blasted me, this was not unlike driving high speed into a wall! High Praise! ~b

  • manywalks On Wednesday, March 16, 2005, manywalks (747)By person wrote:

    This resounds of brillance and pure beauty. Sharp. ~ wen

  • sIo On Wednesday, March 16, 2005, sIo (898)By person wrote:

    good lord this was briliant. i can't even begin to describe the detail to which my eyes were so graciously drawn.

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