Scorching love

by safachan   Jun 9, 2023


I can’t love you in the dark he said
Looking back he never knew
Darkness was the only language my heart knew how to spew
The dark was the cradle I lived in
When light forgot to shine on me
Darkness was the choice that I made for me
For light had forsaken the child that I used to be
It’s hard to explain how my only friend became pain
That joy was a currency traded with to keep my monsters tame
Comfort was a foreign concept my overthinking mind knew not of
Constantly on overdrive unable to fathom the true meaning of love
Beguiled by my darkness, I chose to remain hidden
Between my monsters and demons I was utterly smitten
He was the light that burned my skin
Crawled beneath my veins and settled within
Brought colors to my darkened eyes
Fed my slumbered aching soul tempting lies
He was the devil with angel wings
Sent from beyond to punish my mortal sins
Called forth my darkness and led it towards the light
Banishing me from my comfort, initiating my eternal fight
Cursed may he be, the man who stood over the ashes of my broken soul
Plaguing my essence to a life with no self control

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  • 10 months ago

    by Maher

    After reading Control I thought there will likely be more to it, then I read this and thought "yep, there was more to it". Of the two, I personally like this one more. It's denser, heavier and more methodical. I won't pretend to try to understand what they're both about, but in a literary sense, especially the rhyme, this one is piercing. My English teacher back in high school taught us that it's one thing to convey emotions when you write, that's easily done with a decent vocabulary, but it's another to have the reader feel it and know how much what you wrote means to you. If I'm right, I'd say this one means more to you than Control.

    Regardless, very well written and I hope more light finds it's way to you inshallah.

    • 10 months ago

      by safachan

      I genuinely have no words to describe how much what you wrote means to me at this point.
      Although English is not not my first nor my second language, somehow I found comfort in writing in it, and also I cannot share my Arabic poems in here because the system doesn't accept it unfortunately.
      I like to write in a way that not only describes me, but my humble quest is to reach more, and you my friend have made my day. So thank you so much. I have never felt more proud and happy than now.

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