In the Light of Darkness

 

"I was never really insane,

except on occasions where my heart was touched"

- Edgar Allen Poe -

 

 

 

Under cover in the shadows

the edges of reality blur

reason cannot breathe

but my vision is crystal clear

 

I know the road well

mapped out by my heart

from pieces of my past

all u-turn ramps eroded

by the bridges that I've burned

 

I am weightless in this void

where love cannot find me

freedom from the madness

that grounds you with its touch

 

I own my darkness

and revel in its grasp

solitude calls 'shotgun'

and we ride without looking back.

 

(c) Dahlia Ramone:  June 29, 2017

 

 

 

 

This was written for Blogophilia Week 18.10

Topic:  Knowing Your Own Darkness

 

Bonus Prompts:

Hard (2 pts): Use an Edgar Allen Poe quote (intro to poem)

Easy (1 pt): Use lyrics from Nervous Norvus (I did not)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





Wicked Sun Lying Moon

~ Wicked Sun Lying Moon ~

 



There's a place I seek

between day and night

where there is no darkness

and there is no light

 

there's no sun to lure you

touting warmth like a song

only to burn you

if you stay too long

 

the moon you can't trust

to bury your scars

she asks for your wishes

then keeps them trapped in the stars

 

promises broken before they begin

dreams falter as the grey seeps in...

 

 

the sun is shining

or so I've been told

in seeking its heat

I became lost in the cold

 

I sought truth in the night

and saw the moon as my guide

"never say never" she'd whisper

until I realized she lied

 

I cannot forgive the moon her indiscretions

nor look beyond the sun's harsh lessons

 

limbo is a place

between slim and none

where there is no pain to heal

because no damage has been done

 

no day or night

to count or compare

in the belly of submission

you will find me there.

 

(c) Dahlia Ramone:  June 18, 2017

 

 

 

This was written for Blogophilia

Week 17.10 Topic: "Never Say Never"

 

Bonus Prompts:

 

Hard (2 pts):  Include a broken promise

Easy (1 pt): Include the name of a cowboy *

 

* Slim (Whitaker)