Natural Catastrophe

by Alex D   Sep 5, 2009


I miss the storm that reaked havoc on me
it caused so much damage and then set me free
I ache for the chaos that destroyed my life
kept me from happiness and led me to strife
I miss the fire that kept me in flames
that burned away faces and so many names
faded to dust, forgotten dust, I am covered in dust
This may be about some aching for forgotten lust
or maybe we're meant to flourish and be reborn
All I know is I've been left here to mourn
these catastrophes I once yearned to desert
have now consumed me and become inert
I may be delusional or perhaps just a little lonely
but the man i was died the day you left me

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  • 14 years ago

    by Ray Smallshaw

    I never read the comment until I read a comment myself I forgot I had already given you a 5/5 so good poetry always win through

  • 14 years ago

    by Ray Smallshaw

    I was going to give you a good as this was a bit verbose but after reading it a couple more time that is what makes it so excellent and so I gave yo another 5/5 Ray S. A beautifully simple way of telling us of a lost love.

  • 14 years ago

    by divine divinity

    Beautiful poem, so expressive, very well written, flawless flow.

  • 14 years ago

    by Gasttlee

    It has that calm after the storm feel to it. You've experienced a lot and have grown into a stronger person because of it. 5/5

  • 14 years ago

    by dollwithafrown

    I kind of took this poem in two ways and I'm not quite sure what message you were trying to give out.

    "I miss the storm that reaked havoc on me
    it caused so much damage and then set me free
    I ache for the chaos that destroyed my life
    kept me from happiness and led me to strife
    I miss the fire that kept me in flames
    that burned away faces and so many names..."

    ^^ These lines made me think that the 'lost love' the narrator is speaking of brought nothing but heartache down upon them, yet there was an undying lust that just could not turn them away. They lost friends, they endured endless drama... yet this was something that could be dealt with as long as this person was beside them.

    "All I know is I've been left here to mourn
    these catastrophes I once yearned to desert
    have now consumed me and become inert..."

    ^^ And these lines here are either really, really clever... or a mistake. They read -at least to me- as one big sentence. The beginning describes the narrator as "mourning the catastrophes" yet then it goes on to say that the same catastrophes "have consumed [the narrator] and become inert". I wasn't sure if this was done or purpose to make it so the catastrophes are a nightmare, yet the narrator likes them because they remind them of their lover?

    I kind of liked what you did there anyway, despite if it was on purpose or not, haha.

    Overall, an enjoyable read. Thank you.