When You Were God
When You Were God
When you were God
Did you ever think things would go this far?
And when you were God
Did you intend to shine as brightly as a star?
And when you were God
Did you accept the throne with utter grace?
And when you were God
Did you know the challenges you would face?
And when you were God
Did you receive summons in the form of a scroll?
And when you were God
Did you ever analyze the gold-leaf adorned?
And when you were God
Did you think that power would be given?
And when you were God
Did you realize it was something that needed to be taken?
And when you were God
Did you level mountains just to prove that you could?
And when you were God
Did you burn all of the forests for lack of firewood?
And when you were God
Did you rise to the occasion?
And when you were God
Did you shoulder blunt abrasion?
And when you were God
Did you ever feel that head rush in your veins?
And when you were God
Did everything you spoke become ordained?
And when you were God
Did you think everything was going to be fine right away?
And when you were God
Did you assume they all would listen to what you had to say?
And when you were God
Did you envision being the ultimate arbiter?
And when you were God
Was it a burden, to be the great decider?
And when you were God
How did it feel, to know your choices mattered?
And when you were God
What was it like, with your pride in tatters?
And when you were God
Did your children flock to the shadows of your wings?
And when you were God
Did they sway in time to your voice when it sings?
And when you were God
Did you ever wonder why they came?
And when you were God
Did you expect things to stay the same?
And when you were God
Did you assume things would come quite smoothly?
And when you were God
Did you know the consequences of thinking so foolishly?
And when you were God
Were you offered wisdom beyond the ages?
And when you were God
Did you leave such things to trusted sages?
And when you were God
Did you attempt to take the path of least resistance?
And when you were God
Were you sure that you needed no assistance?
And when you were God
Did the complaints of a lesser part of you
Make it so much more difficult
To do the job you had to do?
And when you were God
Did you hold that shield so firmly above your horn?
And when you God
Did you ever feel forsaken and forlorn?
And when you were God
Did you expect that their lives would never stop?
And when you were God
Did you expect them all to go soaring to the top?
And when you were God
Was the earth something to be admired?
And when you were God
Did you hide the evidence of what transpired?
And when you were God
Did you ever look up at the clouds
And when you were God
Did you ever wish you were not around?
And when you were God
Did the ocean speak to you in turn?
And when you were God
What else was there after that you yearned?
And when you were God
Did you ever hold your hoof out to the flame?
And when you were God
Did you know that you were playing an unwinnable game?
And when you were God
Did everything seem to melt away?
Or was it that, when you were God
It turned out that everything was here to stay?
When you were God
Did it all seem like it was going to go as plotted out?
And when you were God
Did you expect a silence to your every shout?
And when you were God
Did you expect every head to be bowed?
And when you were God
Did you expect your voice to be that loud?
And when you were God
Did you predict you'd see everything that had been seen?
And when you were God
Did you know you'd be a Princess, and not the rightful Queen?
And when you were God
Did they ever ask you where they would go next?
And when you were God
Did you ever wish for that deep rest?
And when you were God
Did you neglect the one whom your blood is tied?
And when you were God
Did you shun the moon, avoiding the night sky?
And when you were God
Did it ever hurt to look at all of those around
And when you were God
Did your proud voice refuse to make a sound?
And when you were God
Did you ever wish upon a star?
To be God, for one moment
Instead of who you are?
And when you were God
Did you ever think about that night?
The one where you embraced her
And told her it was alright?
And when you were God
Did it ever become too much to bear?
And when you were God
Did you ever remember what had been done there?
And when you were God
Did every sunrise drain you completely?
And when you were God
Were you ready to be defeated fully?
And when you were God
Was it hollow, the way you paced the halls?
And when you were God
Did you ever strain your ears to listen for her calls?
And when you were God
Did a poison in the form of guilt
Run your legs to shattered stumps
But keep all your blood unspilt?
And when you were God
Did the weight of knowing that no matter what you do
You will be powerless to everything
No matter what you choose?
And when you were God
Did you ever feel so infinitesimally small?
And when you were God
Did it feel as if you were never God at all?
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regi y u gotta poetry so good
Seriously, this is amazing. The concept, the style, the voice. Thanks so much for writing it!
Saw this in group. Will check out later and let you know how it is
7472212 thanks fam
Rated L for a thumbs up.
This is a pretty astounding description off the basics of Celestia's life. I'd say it takes Celestia's backstory into somewhat a new light. Take my like.
Normally don't read fics of this style, but by God this was amazing.
Poor Celly though...
7472294 haha, thank you, it really means a lot to hear things like that
Devastating yet beautiful. Well done!!
This is pretty nice. All within a 1000 words to
7472461 it was difficult pushing this to 1000 words, actually
hard to balance between artful repetition and redundant filler, you know?
7472469 Still better then my story(s). Then again, you have 158 stories... Nice.
7472474 I wasted all my high school career writing horsewords
protip: don't do this unless you're rich
abject poverty and being massively in debt isn't much fun
still though, it is nice having a tangible record of how my writing skill improved over time
7472503 Makes sense.
Well damn. Nice job.
Take my upvote, good Regi.
I'll be the odd one out. I had to stop halfway through, go do something else, and then come back and finish it, the incessant repetition got to me.
I still enjoyed the poem, and you did a good job conveying Celestia's feelings. Guess it didn't hit me as hard because I wasn't too crazy on the format.
It's still good to know you're still writing, Regi.
Not sure I get it, but.... I love it nonetheless.
The concerns, fears, and regrets of an immortal, perhaps?
The repeated line, "when you were God," does have some resonance to it. Sort of like "when you were <the 'all-powerful' one>," with a bit of snark in the tone of whoever would be saying this to her after she'd, say, been bested by someone. "How does it feel, knowing that you had such power, but are now defenseless against me?"
Then again, who would be saying these things? Who would have bested her? Nightmare Moon? Chrysalis? Tirek?
Just thoughts.
Brilliant poem!
This was such fascinating poetry. Glad I read this!
10069469
Thank you! That means a lot. I was just rereading this and scowling at myself the other day so I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Man, poetry is something I've never been good at. I either stick to really silly couplets or just full-on try to emulate Ginsberg. This was a really good display of how poetry can tell a story. The tone/voice shifts as Celestia goes through different stages of her rule, primarily with what happened with Luna. The emotions were conveyed very well, and the scheme/rhythm of the whole thing just flows.
Great job with this!
I love this. Well done meter and simple repetitive scheme to drive the points home. It's lovely to see a prose peice on here. Well done. And I've written similarly with the last line, some here may not understand and that's okay, others do.