The Lighthouse

By Spiritus_Frumenti

[ I know nothing of truth
And in order to live,
I could not believe in everything ]


Rays of a cold sun in January,
Leveling on birdless canopies
On the vast stretch of white snow
Lying so indifferently
To the branches that collapse by its weigh

Winds of a loveless sky,
Carrying all the meaninglessness in the things we say,
A gentle breeze,
Filled with lies that are always meant to be comforting

Catacomb whispers,
Inundating our souls –
With echoes of an eternally sad remembrance
Dreaming languidly within a transparent slumber
In illusive arches of consciousness
In the grasp of delayed time

- We dream how we live -
Seems to be expressed in the delicate textures of sleep
Adding truth to the quiet
Never knowing –
If there’s a bigger world outside or inside our minds

Waves of a carnivorous ocean,
Sweeping to the shore remnants of men –
Who took a look at the horizon
And truly made it the end

Light of a most pensive moon,
Illuminating us in the darkest hours
When our tears gently descend-
On the curvatures of a pillow
When on our knees we pray
With pain in our murmurs
Wishing God could be crying next to us
But only the evening knows our suffering
Making the sorrow beautiful and so true

True like those moments of frightening lucidness
Where our existence feels too real-
Against the emptiness that surrounds us

True like the feeling of a sincere goodbye,
Fleeting and plentiful,
Expanding beyond our senses
And into the silence of the stars

True like our most hurtful disillusions,
Dissolving itself into every stream of our bodies,
And throughout all the weightlessness of our spirits...

Copyright © Juan Antonìo Thomas, 2005

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Published on Monday, September 19, 2005.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • Korruption On Tuesday, November 20, 2012, Korruption (14)By person wrote:

    I really love the descriptive word choices and the drag of the words that lead you on slowly. I enjoy this a very good job! :)

  • A former member wrote: the title of this completely caught my eye..i lovelove lighthouses..and this entire piece was like sampling a bit of beauty, slivered and compacted to reach numbing heights. amazing.

  • urbanhumility On Wednesday, December 28, 2005, urbanhumility (1158)By person wrote:

    your work contains cold and unrelenting truth.........i almost do not want to read your work..........but your choice of words leads me on...................well done.............urban

  • Solace On Tuesday, September 20, 2005, Solace (1065)By person wrote:

    This is brimming with magnificence, with the style that you exude, you exemplify. Its like a cold dead hand of comfort, but you must grasp it anyway...Truly pivotal expressions, there is no precedent for this literature, for you are the pinnacle...

  • A former member wrote: This is exquisite. I would so very much like to stay here, in this peaceful serene..portrayed such eloquence through your nearly withdrawn presence..

  • A former member wrote: ..compelling..existing in just that..your words are fragments of beautiful..delicately woven..left me cold, with my heart warm.

  • A former member wrote: I missed this feeling from you..this was a bare-held comfort. Thank you.

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