reality

Ranaway

DEAR
     Lovers of the dark:
       On the third day of Poemmas, my blogger gave to me: a really dark stream of imagery. This poem was written about how confusing the depths of an insomniac mind can be, and how reality and dreams mangle together during the night. I hope you enjoy it.

Ranaway

Stumbling away from the haters of joy,
sobbing, spurning– into

darkness hope flailed. Reason, lost, turned to crash
into the inky trees, its headlights smashed.

Limping, blaming, unforgiveness
was bloody, hate spurting; it shook blindly, accusing

the sliver moon as it innocently looked on,
shining sadly, dripping silver night.

Coughing, grabbing, fear
tripped through the underbrush, following

the abandoned wails of unforgiveness. Hidden
behind the forest’s shadow, shivers

caressed hope’s spine, despair freezing her heart.
Losing light, failing, hope peered up

as the silver moon innocently looked on,
shining sadly, dripping bright slivers of night.

Depression’s soiled tendrils, calling, pulled hope
away, as she lay on the shriveled hands of trees,

rotting on the cold earth, gasping, curling into dark.
Dreamy terror slowly emerged; fear

and unforgiveness found hope’s fragile form, aged by
misery. Her shivers ceased, eyes stared;

hope died all alone.




With A Slight Shiver,

Joélle.