Stream of Consciousness

[sapphiresmoke]

Not really a contest, more of a challenge.

Since people seemed to like my poem "Pause" so much, I thought it would be cool if we all use the technique I used and see where it brings us. So.

Take five-ten minutes to clear your mind of all your problems. Write them down if it helps, but get them out of your head for a bit. Then, write a stream of consciousness - whatever comes into your mind, anything and everything - for about twenty minutes. You'll be amazed at how bad some of it is, but also at how good it is. Then post however much of it you want to. All, nothing, somewhere in between. Even if you never share it, it's a really good excersise to get your writing going.

[Genesis]

Was originally going to write a good poem but I kind of got lost...


My heart is tossed amongst the battered roses
It’s brokenness is hidden from view
All I knew was love, and have now paid the price

The granite stone stands as a testament to her memory
Able to remember my every word
yet sadly incapable of understanding my woes

I reach out to brush the cold away from her name
But the gravestone is merely mimicking my heart
And in turn my heart falls deeper into shadow

Emptiness lies within the dark
And there is nothing to fear in the depths
For black veils the light, so I may not see my own regrets

All I have accomplished has come to nothing
Even if we had all the love in the world
We would still feel the bitter touch of mortality

Death consumed her in an instant
And leaves me to my misery
As I walk these paths alone

My only comfort is the howling wolves
That greet the rising moon
before we drench it in blood

The angry haze of hate and terror
Creep through my soul
Obscuring my phantom form in the mirror

Reflections of our lives whirl by
Demented and distorted are they
Illusions created by demons abroad
For Satan wishes to entice me into the fiery cantos of hell
Where he shall burn for eternity
All for the sake of power do we fall

Greed binds us in crimson chains
Holding hostage our generosity
Strangling our love in its iron vise

All virtue is gone as the end draws near
Piercing shards of ice burrow into my skin
As the winds of change blow across the horizon

It is over now
In this world so cold and heartless
I too, will fall beyond the veil
Ne’re again to see the light of day

[sapphiresmoke]

Wow... I really like that.