An empty soul

Aa Harvey

An empty soul

 

 

I have seen insane and I have found the route back to sanity;

The only thing that could ever hold me down,

Was my own apathy and gravity.

But as I rise above, as I rise once more,

I see my future in my own hands as I am every possibility.

I can have it all.

 

 

I can move the stars when I have a guide to lead me;

I can change a heart in the middle of a scream.

I can intake a thought and show it to you like a movie,

Because I have found my higher purpose;

I have awoken from the dream.

 

 

I am Neo and Peter Pan; a monster mind aplenty.

I have seen the ghosts of love walking throughout every cemetery.

I have cast out my demons into the books I have written

And all my intentions are turning into actions; it is elementary.

 

 

Fix a thought on a diamond and you will see through eagle eyes,

That the wisp of me that roams at night can no longer be despised;

For I am simply a mortal in disguise, hidden away inside a locket.

I am a warrior mind on the inside, but all you see of me is my shadow.

All you can do is view me with scorn

And every feeling I have you will mock it.

 

 

That image of me you have is but a figment of your minds creation;

As you stumble through life intoxicated,

Your soul is permanently on vacation.

I live here in the surreal world observing you and all you do

And I am secure inside my own station.

 

 

Consider a change as my words begin to fade from all memory;

Your yesterday is still today, your tomorrow to you is unseen

And unknown, but I am all seeing, so I am alone.

I am so happy in misery,

Because who would want you to tell them how to live?

 

 

I am my own nightmare.  I am haunted by my twist of fate,

But at the end of this life, my ideas will remain.

Peace, love and empathy is a simple wish,

But it will be all I have left, in the end, to give.

When I have stolen a heart and I am a Prince among thieves;

I will be watching, waiting and writing your future inside the tea leaves.

 

 

I have foretold you and I have already predicted your future;

I have said it, I have read it; I am your messenger.

The voice of reason in a place without lines;

The tired and the heart broken have been forsaken by time.

We are without a destiny,

Because we never created it in the first place.

In the end all we are is empty of ideals,

Ideas and a way to find our own way.

 

 

(C)2016 Aa Harvey. All Rights Reserved.

  • Author: Aa Harvey (Offline Offline)
  • Published: December 4th, 2016 09:03
  • Category: Reflection
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Comments1

  • SabreLi

    I love this amazing piece, one of my favourites for sure! I am a fan of rhyme anyway, but it is lines that paint a picture such as 'I can change a heart in the middle of a scream' and verses which carry true meaning and messages that really do it for me. The whole piece wraps up incredibly allowing the reader to interpret that they can take their life into their own hands - fate is not foretold! xx

    • Aa Harvey

      Thank you. I liked this poem as I was writing it, so it is nice to see other people like it too.
      The 'I can change a heart in the middle of a scream' line was inspired by watching
      'Everybody loves Raymond'.

      He was having an argument with his wife and he said something that made her stop shouting at him. The line actually means the person screaming can change their mind or the person being screamed at can change the other person's mind if they say the right thing, but my poetry is for the reader to interpret in their own way.

      Thank you for your comment.



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