Fumbling around like some lost lamb in the dark;
A wolf ate your heart, but somehow, you survived?
That's a laugh, I don't recall ever telling you that I was sane.
Oh wait, I did. No no no, hold on, did I?
Importance derives from meaning.
The tree of youth, its leaves flourish:
Golden chalice, brimmed with a delectable infusion.
It rides the slope smoothly, but afterward, it is all but bitter.
What is this? Some kind of theatre show?
Hah! Buffoons, dressed like peasants!
And that one seems to have a sack
Filled to its edges with pleasant presents.
Can I come out now?
Retaining the meaning within yourself,
The picture you have painted, exalts, it refines.
Forward movement, lightly taken
In turn will see it shine.
How many counts to three, from one?
This is becoming awfully dreary.
You know, a little bit of red wouldn't hurt the scenery,
Nope! Not one bit!
Please?
Tungsten, one silver, the other blue.
To keep at bay the voice inside
That always sings to you.
It's simple really.
One of them DIES and the other one LIVES!
All of these moving picture thingies turn out the same you know.
The true meaning of life is the meaning that you give it.
If you see no meaning, then there is none.
Always remember that.
Soooo, let me get this straight.
That's the Demon, and he's the Pretender.
Always ponder of which side you must surrender.
Merging two into one, was not even remotely an option.
You should have known better!
Digesting the truth, sorting out the lies.
Yeah right, good luck. Now then,
Which one am I?
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Nicholas Browning (
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- Comment from author about the poem: A humble return to my roots. Enjoy friends. Painting with Poem: "Dark to Light" by Lourry Legarde.
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This is an amazing piece of prose!
Hit me on so many levels. I need to keep reading it.
Wonderfully appreciated. I'm glad it struck you, Syl. May the chaos empower us all.
I can't seem to unravel this. Maybe I'm not using enough brain cells? Well, at times I only have about three. Have they gone on holiday?! heehee.
One thing's for sure, I say. We won't have a good day if we're the demon. Though we may all want to be 'naughty' at times!
Sometimes I can't unravel what I write either. This one hits close to home though. You know, those subjects you could write an essay about just for the fun of it? The duality of humans is my most prosperous topic. Hahhh, I love it. Being crazy isn't all bad, you know. We've got the skills to pay the bills! I dunno which one we are though. We'll find out in time!
Oohh I feel I must know what I'm talking (or writing) about, or else no-one else might know what I'm on about! lol. I get so far in understanding on a 'human level' then I bring in spirituality, or Christianity, or 'belief'. Though some folk say 'Oh no, you're off on that 'hobby-horse' again!' I don't call it 'religion', though of course Christianity is a religion.
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I've just read it through a couple of times and it just gets better - must read it out loud next time - super write Nicholas.
Thanks Michael. Went for a more simplistic word group this time around. I'm glad you enjoyed sir!
Digging this, now we need some holy water haha
Yeah we do! Get this beast out of me!
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