Reaching across the barrier
into the darkness.
Blind to the forces
congregated in the abyss.
Faces emerge
through the obsidian air
but to what they are,
you are unaware.
Demons that lurk
in the depth of the night?
or figments
that have escaped your mind?
Your eyes closed-
and your hand extended.
Facing those fears
that remained suspended.
Suspended- in the back
of your wandering thoughts.
Just floating above
that line you’d never cross.
But here you stand-
on the edge of innocence and sin,
questioning where one ends
and the other begins.
Wow this poem is amazing, but the best part for me was how much it reminded me of the novel i’m currently writing. The parallels are incredible. I’m a writer btw, I’ve got my new blog with quite a few short stories in it, and I’m working on a novel. I’d be eternally grateful if you took the time to maybe check me out. I’ve followed your blog. Thanks I really appreciate it 🙂
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Thanks! I write a lot on this same kind of topic- inner demons and such. I’ll be sure to check out your blog!
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Thanks it really is appreciated 🙂 I’ll be sure to read more by you 🙂
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I would appreciate that 🙂
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No problem, I always enjoy reading others work, it sometimes helps me with my own 🙂
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Well my stories are more to do with real demons, but I do love the psychological aspect 🙂
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Most of my work is metaphorical, usually aimed at humanity/society. Very rarely do I mean anything literally haha.
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#TheLifeOfAPoet
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It’s beautiful! 🙂 It’s true, the line of demarcation is nothing but a blur. I really enjoyed reading it!
Best wishes,
Shambhavi
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I’m glad you enjoyed it, thank you! And it really is. There’s a fine line and it can prove difficult to see where exactly it lies.
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🙂
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Wow. This is so imaginative. Visually this is so good.
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Thank you! I found the image and loved it and felt like I needed to write something on it.
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Yes. Image is so appealing.. 🙂
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That was fabulous especially the ending 🙂
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The ending was originally the beginning actually. Then I read through it and thought it would work better for the ending so I tweaked it a little bit. I’m glad you liked it!
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I did 🙂
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This is fenomenal in my eyes!
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Thank you so much!
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The best I read so far.
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I’m glad! Thank you 🙂
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Very cool
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Thank you!
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Just referring to a comment that was made above – do you sometimes find that photos can inspire your work as well? Or do you usually just write from imagination?
I really like this poem by the way, I love the idea of the line where the demons being blurred, that’s a beautiful concept. I’ve dabbled in poetry a bit but have never had the courage to post any of it as it has rather dark subject matter, but maybe you have changed my mind 🙂
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You should definitely post it! My original purpose of this blog was actually to write short stories and essays, but for some reason I wrote a poem and just kept up with it. Honestly not sure why I even wrote it, but I’m glad I did. Haha
And I usually write from imagination then search for a photo to go with it. But I have been considering doing another installment of my interactive poetry, but with a photo instead of words. I’m just waiting until I have time. I was also nominated to do a 5 day photo challenge, I only had time to post one though. I’m probably going to link this to that challenge, but this photo just stood out to me and I wanted to write about it.
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If I find the courage to, I will credit you in the post, thank you 🙂 I’m glad you did too! haha it’s refreshing to see your creativity. Ah okay fair enough, I like the idea of linking photos of writing, essentially they’re just different ways of speaking to people aren’t they?
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Haha, well thank you!
I didn’t use to put photos with my poems, and I still don’t always do it. But I think they can provide the writing with more of an atmosphere. It’s like the photo tells some of the story and the words tell the rest.
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Kind of like a backdrop? That really makes sense! I really like it 🙂 if I do put up any poetry, I’ll make sure to do the same. I’ve actually just put up my first photo post – have a look if you’d like 🙂
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Yeah, kinda!
And what’s the link to your site? Every time I click on your profile it says it no longer exists.
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Hmm that’s so weird! It’s trying to take you to my old blog but I can’t figure out how to change it over to my new site: dreamingthroughpages10.wordpress.com
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I’ll give it a look! 🙂
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Reblogged this on iminnay.
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❤ this and love the pic. I actually used this pic a few months back.
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I absolutely loved this picture. I happened to see It while searching for an image for another poem and I just had to write something on it.
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Great poem. And the image just magnifies its effect. Gave me chills, really.
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Thank you! I’m in love with this image. I saw it and had to write about it.
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Yep, great image!
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Brilliant!!!
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Thank you!
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I love the dark chill that dances beautifully through this poem. The accompanying image really hammers the mood of this work home.
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Thank you very much!! I’m glad you enjoyed it 🙂
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Beautiful, the flow, the style. It just creates imagery and a story that I want to continue
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Thank you very much!! 🙂
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It’s visually stunning…
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Thank you!
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Leviathans stir the deep waters
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Is it sad that the first thought I had when seeing the photo was Bastian and the Nothing and not Little Red Riding Hood?
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Haha, I can definitely see that!
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“In the midst of all my crystal clear
You are a blur, my Darling Dear”
The end of a poem I wrote concerning such a subject. I love this poem I feel lit so deep (:
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Beautiful! And thank you 🙂
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Reblogged this on Psicofilosofía Moderna.
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This is a very thought-provoking piece Blair. Excellent work! I love the ending and the image you chose to accompany the piece.
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Thank you! I loved the image as well. I actually saw the picture and write a poem for it.
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