Dance on Glass (A History Lesson)
By glasshouse
It’s a world made of glass…
…An accident.
The sands of time,
Struck by lightning
Meant to temper steel.
And I’m here breathing
Shards of magic
Making up the souls
I sat on the edge
Shattered Himalayas
I sliced my skin
On something
Onlookers thought was ice
--Its glass!--
And fools reflection
Oceanic
Boasting coast to coast
But rarely clear
Its not you here
Its simply beaches
Heated
-Its all glass
Eggshells have been more pleasant
For the walking
Than these hills
They roll and rise
To untrained eyes
They look alive
They’re glass
And we are scratches
On the surface
Hardly worth a second glance
We just assume
That it’s the moon
Who gave us half a chance
But it’s the blower
-Glass, not wind-
That set you in this trance
He gave you minds of diamonds
Instead of feet to dance
Comments on "Dance on Glass (A History Lesson)"
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A former member wrote:
the heat of your skin, the cold of the Himalays's.. make's for explosive combinations. how easily it shatters huh?
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On Friday, July 6, 2007, Err0r
(358) wrote:
What an image set to the mind here. Each stanza more vivid than the previous one. I hung onto every word my only regret is that this image ended so soon. Nice write.
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On Saturday, June 16, 2007, Dancing_Monkey
(1228) wrote:
--Its glass!-- made me allmost piss myself. such impact. and as allways your ending are like whisper in the wind
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A former member wrote:
"We just assume That it’s the moon Who gave us half a chance" This is quite an interesting history lesson; what did I learn? Well, I learned you are a unique writer w/ vivid imagery; there are "Shards of magic" in this poem, reflections like the...
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A former member wrote:
I love the last stanza. I believe that is what made this poem. "He gave you minds of diamonds
Instead of feet to dance " ][ ][
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On Sunday, January 14, 2007, NapoleonsLust
(16) wrote:
a world of glass so we can see our faces everyday all day long to dance on it to shatter it to love it this is a great write ill be thinkin it over for a while i suppose
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A former member wrote:
I really like those last two lines, and I don't think I've ever read a poem that made the world into glass like this did
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A former member wrote:
Minds of Diamonds. I like that. This was very enjoyable to read. Well done
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On Saturday, January 13, 2007, alaskanamber
(64) wrote:
scrathces on the surface, like our unending nightmare dreams that no matter how much we thrive we aren't even a cosmic speck of dust in this universe. I'm going to go sit on the beach now and hope I'm frozen in time forever all shiny and perfect. ~amber