A Nightmare's Song

by Cella Bella   Aug 26, 2007


I begin to plummet into a nightmare's song, foretold
A horrid recollection of lies flailing past my ears,
Like bullets from a smoking gun, puncture my soul
Through and through, with the burn of a raging fire
I feel it, the blood of her soul now entwined with mine
Like one we become, as her wretched story unfolds
And like a reflection of his hate, we bear his mark

She paused, "wounds can heal with time."

As I tumble faster, reaching out with nothing to grasp
Was there ever any good in him, for me, for her to hold
I come across a face, obscure like an old time movie
Flashing, black and white, distorted, now without sound
Eyes, peering back at me I see, black and unrelenting
And the glare of his rage so bright, it pierces my skin
I clench my fist, my heart is slowly tattered and torn

"The pain", she says, "will subside with time."

As I slowly come to a stop amid a painful path
I hear such a horrible sound, some sick, sadistic song
Indistinct words falling from his mouth, stale and bitter
They begin to pour faster as I bleed, bleeding his words
I feel him now, his grip, I hear the shatter of glass
Though I thought, 'til I feel the ache of broken bones
And with the wounds of her nightmare I now bestow,

She whispers, "scars will fade with time."

As I catch my breath, her song I no longer can stand
I scream for her, "please stop singing your song"
Her voice I no longer hear, just the beat of the drum
Wait, that's my heart, it's racing, the beat of the song
A blinding light, my eyes I tighten filled with tears
As they open, I see only me still bearing her scars
But, there's only me and a faint echo of my screams

I say to myself, "the scars may fade,
never will they disappear."

The words come easy, across my chapped lips
As if spoken a thousand times before, they sting
I come to my feet, drenched in sweat and tears
As I walk across a sunlit room, my reflection I see
Her scars, faded, my body they have conquered
The pain I no longer feel, blood, I no longer bleed
And across the mirror words I've written, I read,

"wounds heal, pain subsides, scars
fade, never will they disappear."

8.26.07

[This is a prose/poem, a work of fiction.]

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  • 15 years ago

    by PlasticSmile

    Wow, simply and utterly beautiful! The imagery was amazing. Full of power and emotion. Beautifully written piece. Loved it.

  • 15 years ago

    by Teria

    "A horrid recollection of lies, flailing past my ears, "
    [A horrid recollection of lies flailing past my ears,]
    - I've went over the whole reading it and flow thing with the commas, this is another place where it threw me off. in regular essays it would be perfectly fine. Just not here.

    I loved this poem. I thought that it was written wonderfully. I will say you have WAY too many commas. I showed you an example listed above, but in the first stanza alone I found 5 lines where it could be changed in order to help the flow. And a lot more through-out. I do suggest going over it and reading it silently and out loud. Take every thing into consideration that you feel while reading a poem. I think that the poet usually knows something is wrong in an area but isn't sure how to fix it. So, when you read it over ... most likely the problem will be the commas. And, if you go through and remove a few then read it again you'll realize that even though they work okay there it works better without it. Just try it out and fiddle around with them some.

    Good job though, other than that you've a flawless poem.

  • 16 years ago

    by gack60

    I have to say this is one of the best i have seen for this structure/type. right from the start i wanted more, the words used and the power in which they're used was excellent.

    a great read for anyone.

    5/5

  • 16 years ago

    by Blissful

    WOW. This was spell binding! The emotion, the language, the flow, everything was just flawless and fit together perfectly. I loved this one, it has to be my fave from what I read from you. You have just made me faves :] Well done *5/5*

  • 16 years ago

    by Gasttlee

    Wow! This was put with passion in every way. The message and the imagery was beautiful beyond words! 5/5