A poem for A Dream That Wasn't · 3:23am Dec 11th, 2012
This was the song that inspired me to write the poem. The song is hauntingly beautiful, and it inspired me. Below is the poem I wrote. Not very good, but I tried.
Everything she thinks of him,
It's all based on lies
These fallacies he wove her
As he stared into her eyes.
A shadowy past,
Far too hard to explain
His entrance; an omen,
Overflowing with pain.
Foreshadowing a man
Whose true name was Strife
As he shed his skin
To adopt a new life.
But old habits die hard,
We know this to be true
And despite his best efforts,
The past rusted through.
The lies, the sorrow;
The suffering, the pain
Welled up from the past
And bled once again.
The blood on his hands,
Drawn by his lies
Turned the ground crimson
And blackened the skies.
The temple built 'round him,
Founded on fraud
Constructed of tales,
Of deeds he'd laud
Crashed down around him
In a swirling plume of dust,
Leaving him naked 'pon the altar;
Gold shown to be rust.
Sins laid bare by the fall,
He stood naked and alone
In the center of these sins
For which he could never atone.
Looking to those his lies'd hurt
For a glimmer of hope
Finding not even a twinkle
Was too much for him to cope.
Blackness welled up from his past,
Despair swallowed him whole
Dragging him to the abyss;
Forgotten realms of his soul.
Yet before he disappeared
Forever beyond the reach of light,
A hand was offered to him,
One he grasped and held tight.
And who would it be,
Reaching 'to the unyielding black
But the prophet of his lies,
Who bore his cross 'pon her back.
And so it would seem
That not even betrayal,
Nor the merciless sting
Of flesh rending nails
Could silence the sound of her heart,
Those mournful cries from within
Compelling her to shoulder his cross;
For, despite her pain… she yet loved him.
Falling to the depths of despair? I hope you're not talking about a gate. I speak of things from Kamen Rider Wizard, of course.
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Lol, not quite. It is a summary of the plot over-all, and it'll make perfect sense in the end.
Keep up the good work
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Thank you. I'll try to keep up the good work, but my muse is a fickle one.
No, I don't want the perfect idyllic scene to be destroyed!
Also, that song is amazing. Have you listened to "The Moon Rises"? I like that one too.
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But what is life without strife? It is our struggles that give life its texture and makes each day special.
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Yes, our struggles. I don't want too big/heartwrenching/damaging struggles in my fantasies! That's why I like My Little Pony in the first place! Because even the biggest, direst, most world-changing problems can be solved in two episodes, tops. I have enough problems in the real world; keep the big struggles out here, where they belong!
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Good point. I can't say it'll be over in two episodes, but probably less than 5 chapters... less than 5 chapters from the culmination to the resolution, anyways.
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I think I may stop reading chapters as they update, then. That way when I do read them, I can keep reading until I hit the "happy" ending. I don't think I can take another Background Pony.
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Won't be nearly that bad. Just less than happy for a bit. You'll see it coming though, and it's a while off in any case.
601250 Good to know. Sudden depressing moments have a terrible effect on my mood, especially at *ahem* this particular time of the moon cycle.
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Fret not, M'lady. Smooth sailing ahead
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That is all. Carry on.
Holy fuck balls dude. This song is just so..........ugh I hate trying to write my thoughts and emotions (when I have them) down.
Well gotta say. If you ever give up writing you have a bright future in poetry.
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Well, I do appreciate this :)