Journey of the 5

by E Dacaf   Nov 19, 2011


Seething emotions spill forth from crevises long forgotten.
Boiling thoughts and drought of attention overwhelm our shining city.
False faces showing true beastly forms attack our retreating selves.
Our Soul in tatters, limping around us the battered body, we leave.
We leave behind the only place of true belonging we know.

We flee!

Broken minds and knotted cords of feeling, sap our strength.
Spinning compass always pointing back, back towards empty dying lands.
There is naught left but ruin there.

We shall continue!

Our goal, to find a new home for a defeated army.
We lose many parts of our once great Machine.
Weep naught for those lost during the campaign.
For those left are the greatest of us all.
Ideals that can lead us, rebuild us.
'Strength' and 'Wrath' are fine but 'Pride' is wounded.
'Vigilance' is standing guard
We can start anew but only if 'Hope' survives.

We march on!

Upon our humped backs we bear
the reminders of our collapse,
the destoyers of our world and
the treasures of our past life.

We are encumbered with-
A box of Broken Dreams
A bottle of Crushed Spirits
A sliver of A Shattered Heart.

We wander the many paths we find.
All dead ends and blocked roads.
We are losing 'Hope' and 'Strength'.
While 'Vigilance' is wavering.
Only 'Wrath' still stands with 'Pride'.

We endure!

Falling apart at the seems we treck on.
Heaving our burdens we crest the next hill.
Looking for a sign of relief, the five of us find...

PART 2 is a work in progress.

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  • 11 years ago

    by Lostlove1

    E
    This is my favorite from you!

  • 12 years ago

    by Amreen

    I too agree with the guys above...
    these poem though raw, possess emotions and is just fab...!!
    I liked it to the extreme...
    I would love to read more from you...:))

  • 12 years ago

    by Decayed

    I think there is rawness all over, and the thick imagery used with the line breaks of one line between two stanzas just conveys the message in an eerie way, but 'eerie' is great, in here.

    And I think that your deep/fancy words just add to it, it doesn't deduct anything. It's great.

    Amazing job, keep that up.

  • 12 years ago

    by Misfit Silentts

    This is amazing. I love how it tells a story that one could follow. I love the wording and the imagery. It's all around just a wonderful poem. Outstanding.

  • 12 years ago

    by Paul Gondwe

    I wonder why this poem hasnt gotten the attention it needs..this is a great piece..the wording is brilliant..if i had the powers, i would hav nominated this poem coz it is a winner..5/5

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