15 Storeys High Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 You died on a Monday evening, The beginning of an end I heard a screaming in my head The announcement "She is dead." Pain and scratching in my chest As you lay yourself to rest Climbing inside of myself, You shattered into light Muted voices and memories fading, Curling at the edges. I'm sorry we never became What fate intended us to be You took a piece of me away And that's alright by me That part belonged to you; It's yours...through and through. So what, here, am I left with? I walked myself along, looked up and heard a song It sounded like your laugh and I knew it was your sign Telling me you're with me as everything between us Slowly realigns. I've seen you appear in the most unlikely of ways You are alive in the world, the hope of new days. The sunset and dawn; a person newborn Where earth stops and heaven begins, you hover inbetween That glow. Metal. Ice and Fire Water, rainbows, and the local church choir; You are the green grass that grows The soft breeze that blows; A smile and a teardrop all rolled into one A piercing kiss that bruises my lips A once in a lifetime solar eclipse; Aches on foggy nights, afternoon delights The diamond dew in the mornings The sparkle of the snow, the fire burning The scars of despair; My daily nightmare A beautiful creature, serene and calm A raging storm; A dance to perform. You are my world, my universe, my muse My choosing, my dream, inside my bloodstream A rainbow, a flower; Mine and peoples laughter A bird song, a poem, a photo, and a memory A perfumed garden, whispering wonderment as beauty unfolds Sweetly singing melodies bouncing merrily through the breeze So rest your head in your hopeful peaceful slumber And rest assured you are all and everything in my world. Still. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyathink Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 You've been running through my thoughts today, storeys.... My heart goes out to you... Hugs!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Zombie Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 God! Life is so sad and depressing. Why do we even bother living??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel_baby Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Storeys, the beauty of this poem is beyond words. Shivers run down my spine when I read it. You truly did an amazing job writing this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiredofvampires Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Sonnet 20: Beloved, my Beloved, when I think Beloved, my Beloved, when I think That thou wast in the world a year ago, What time I sat alone here in the snow And saw no footprint, heard the silence sink No moment at thy voice, but, link by link, Went counting all my chains as if that so They never could fall off at any blow Struck by thy possible hand,—why, thus I drink Of life's great cup of wonder! -- by Elizabeth Barrett Browning Song: Soul's Joy, Now I am Gone SOUL'S joy, now I am gone, And you alone, —Which cannot be, Since I must leave myself with thee, And carry thee with me— Yet when unto our eyes Absense denies Each other's sight, And makes to us a constant night, When others change to light; O give no way to grief, But let belief Of mutual love This wonder to the vulgar prove, Our bodies, not we move. Let not thy wit beweep Words but sense deep; For when we miss By distance our hope's joining bliss, Even then our souls shall kiss; Fools have no means to meet, But by their feet; Why should our clay Over our spirits so much sway, To tie us to that way? O give no way to grief. -- by John Donne I Am Not Alone The night, it is deserted from the mountains to the sea. But I, the one who rocks you, I am not alone! The sky, it is deserted for the moon falls to the sea. But I, the one who holds you, I am not alone! The world, it is deserted. All flesh is sad you see. But I, the one who hugs you, I am not alone! -- by Gabriela Mistral Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiredofvampires Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 (Two versions of the same poem...and I just couldn't choose, so...) I was Dead i was dead i came alive i was tears i became laughter all because of love when it arrived my temporal life from then on changed to eternal love said to me you are not crazy enough you don't fit this house i went and became crazy crazy enough to be in chains love said you are not intoxicated enough you don't fit the group i went and got drunk drunk enough to overflow with light-headedness love said you are still too clever filled with imagination and skepticism i went and became gullible and in fright pulled away from it all love said you are a candle attracting everyone gathering every one around you i am no more a candle spreading light i gather no more crowds and like smoke i am all scattered now love said you are a teacher you are a head and for everyone you are a leader i am no more not a teacher not a leader just a servant to your wishes love said you already have your own wings i will not give you more feathers and then my heart pulled itself apart and filled to the brim with a new light overflowed with fresh life now even the heavens are thankful that because of love i have become the giver of light I Was Dead, Then Alive I was dead, then alive. Weeping, then laughing. The power of love came into me, and I became fierce like a lion, then tender like the evening star. He said, ‘You’re not mad enough. You don’t belong in this house.’ I went wild and had to be tied up. He said, ‘Still not wild enough to stay with us!’ I broke through another layer into joyfulness. He said, ‘Its not enough.’ I died. He said, ‘You are a clever little man, full of fantasy and doubting.’ I plucked out my feathers and became a fool. He said, ‘Now you are the candle for this assembly.’ But I’m no candle. Look! I’m scattered smoke He said, ‘You are the Sheikh, the guide.’ But I’m not a teacher. I have no power. He said, ‘You already have wings. I cannot give you wings.’ But I wanted his wings. I felt like some flightless chicken. Then new events said to me, ‘Don’t move. A sublime generosity is coming towards you.’ And old love said, ‘Stay with me.’ I said, ‘I will.’ You are the fountain of the sun’s light. I am a willow shadow on the ground. You make my raggedness silky. The soul at dawn is like darkened water that slowly begins to say Thank you, thank you. Then at sunset, again, Venus gradually Changes into the moon and then the whole nightsky. This comes of smiling back at your smile. The chess master says nothing, other than moving the silent chess piece. That I am part of the ploys of this game makes me amazingly happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiredofvampires Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 So take your place among the people whose poems I've read and cried to, Storeys. It's so haunting, and visceral, and beautiful...I don't want to take away from it with too many words. You're a poet, and you must celebrate the depths and heights of life and your heart. Don't give up on either, dear soul. The end has my spine shivering and tingling, and you know what I like best....the line about resting her head in "hopeful peaceful slumber." The hope is like a diamond in the poem...and your embrace so full of gentleness. Keep this gentleness over the next days, within you. Gentle with yourself now... I feel such an abiding wish for you to continue to see and experience all the beautiful things in the poem, again and again. She wants you to, also. She is rejoicing with this poem, and weeps in relief for the light that returns to you. (((hugs))) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellybelly Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 OH storeys....how perfectly you worded this. It hurts so much reading it, but it also soothes so deeply. Your love's beauty and the love you have for her shines through...the best love poem and tribute. I believe she is always with you. So much love to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiredofvampires Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 God! Life is so sad and depressing. Why do we even bother living??? Because there are many kinds of ways we can make our existence worth something. Being born is a rare opportunity -- when you consider how many eggs and sperm are destroyed, and what it took to make all of us what it is...and to be able to think, and write a poem like this, and feel heartbroken because of love, and save other lives like Storeys does, and just make use of our one life here (if it's just one) with all our faculties is a damn hard job, and some have it harder. But in the end, a life is a special and infinitely important thing, and the loss of two lives cannot possibly rectify the loss of one. I hope you re-read the OP's poem, Zombie, and maybe see all the fabulous reasons it's good to be alive. All the beautiful reasons that should not be discarded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel_baby Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 God! Life is so sad and depressing. Why do we even bother living??? Why? Because there is much happiness in life also. To love, to feel, to breathe. We are blessed to be alive. Even though at moments in our lives it feels like the bottom of the pit... there is always something to live for. Whether you know it or not. Their is so much beauty around us, sometimes we just get blinded and can't see it. Storeys poem radiates all the beauty and the sorrow in an amazing way. You can't have good without bad, can't have happiness without sadness. Every life is precious. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CallingAllAngels Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Absolutely breathtaking Storeys. I head tears in my eyes when I read this. My thoughts are with you on this day. Godspeed. ~Allie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portage Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Beautiful She is loved and cherished, Storey's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImThatGirl Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Beautiful... My heart goes out to you at all times Storeys~~ The pain you have endured and continue to feel is like nothing I can imagine... I'm sorry for the pain you feel.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagless Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 This is so moving, I don't have the words to express how this made me feel. There is beauty in life even in despair, you continue to give hope to us all. My thoughts are with you today Storeys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 was in tears reading this - so beautiful . Can feel how much her being in the world meant to you ' storeys' my heart goes out to you on this sad day , she knows she is loved . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beoslasher Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Storeys, a literally breath taking poem, I think I wasnt breathing for like 15 secs as it seemed everything else had faded but your words, I'm sorry for your sadness, but I'm glad you were able to show us such beauty. -Beo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BellaDonna Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 I know this is a very difficult day for you. You have all of our support. I will be keeping you in my thoughts and prayers today. Your poem was beautiful. Please don't be alone today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CallingAllAngels Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Please don't be alone today. I mirror this. We would all like to see you on line to offer our support. This is what we are here for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeartGoesOn Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 That was beautiful, Storeys. You're in my thoughts today, and everyone is here for you. Take care... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nixee Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Very beautiful storeys, and profoundly heartfelt. I felt choked up reading it, without doubt... my heart goes out to you. You have so much strength and love inside you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romantic sweetheart Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 I am touched that she appears to you with laughther--it is so hopeful, healing, and sweet. Love never dies. Her laughter bubbling over from the spirit world shows us how thin the veil is that separates our two worlds--There is no separation, and yet, while here, we must live this physical life, and understand its lessons. The most beautiful thing is....love is the common lesson of both worlds. Your poem speaks of this so gracefully. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
browneyedgirl36 Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 What a beautiful poem. What an amazing way to remember someone who meant (and still means) so much to you. Someone probably already said it, but I'll just reiterate: True love never dies. You've expressed that truth so eloquently here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seraphim Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 My thoughts are with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greensleeves Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Everytime I read this beautiful, tender poem it brings tears to my eyes...it's sad but at the same time full of hope and inspiration. Her spirit and love is all around you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
15 Storeys High Posted October 9, 2008 Author Share Posted October 9, 2008 Thank you all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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