L'exil et le Royaume: Les Muets - Where Poets Dream & Cry
There is a fire in your eye and a light in your heart,
And the whole world is an infinitely vast ocean
Fluctuating and beating to the pulls of the sky;
The whole world is an ocean of speckled epitaphs
and this, my friend, is ours.
Atlas may stay the sky, but we have always carried its tears.
We stand on the crest of this world balanced by silver thread,
Our hands laden with breaking reflections and queer visages,
Our wells and canals overflowing, lapping at our heels as strays.
We kneel as cripples and consume ourselves to become an idea,
An idea before a temple so precious, we turned our backs on love;
The topless spires like the fingers of some tame yet carnal monster
Clutching as if to cling to the surface tension of rising inundation.
We were created to paradigm,
Yet strived to find chaos.
We were created to breathe,
And yet, we drown.
"You will never live if you are looking for the meaning to life." - The Stranger
An existential coupling of Atlantis mythology and a world that never really left.
written for @rensoul17's Where Poets Dream & Cry contest, prompt #6.
Please reply to this comment if you accept or decline.
oh my gosh, i couldn't be more honored @sunravelme and @muxxybot curation team to even be considered.
thank you so much, i gratefully accept.
Enjoyed the ending you have there!
We were created to breathe,
And yet, we drown.
Drown in suffering? In darkness? life? That and much else... Love it!
you always find the best macabre twists to filter writing though, good sir, it must be said ^_^
thank you for the kind words, mate, always a pleasure.
Just the way my mind ticks! :D
Dear @carmalain,
These are great lines, especially:
Atlas may stay the sky, but we have always carried its tears. We kneel as cripples and consume ourselves to become an idea,
An idea before a temple so precious, we turned our backs on love;
Good luck!
thank you so for the kind words and luck, my friend.
with all the incredibly talented writers here on steem, i know it will come in handy. <3
Dear @carmalain7,
When did Heaven open and drop you into our world? You are an amazing angel poet that has appeared in our midst and I am so glad that you are here. You deserve all the accolades and honors that you are and will receive. I am convinced that you are in Shakespeare's bloodline or are you a reincarnation. Your words flow masterfully and precisely like a ballerina-on-toe. So glad you joined my challenge and for showing us where Poets dream and cry, One place for sure is in your presence. Thank you for your entry.
you give the absolute best compliments, Ren, i don't even know where to start, i'm floored.
thank you so much for inspiring so many to find such magical, poetic places, and for promoting writing here on steem and being a key part to growing such an uplifting community.
i'm honored to be read, Ren, thank you so very much.
Man I wish I had a meme to show you how happy this made me
d'aww, thank you, mate.
i'll be continuing to write pieces in this vein if you wish to follow and post a meme once you find the perfect one - i'd be unequivocally honored. ^_^