Creator / imaginer: Dabbler in art, literature and sound.
The stars in the sky are like the people around you,
The dim kind are many, and the bright kind are few,
Some stars only shine brighter in their galactic abode,
Surrounded by dim ones who watched them explode,
So, create your own place in the night sky above,
And fill it with bright stars, the kind that you love.
Let’s stay here for a while,
Away from the crowds and sounds,
Sit with me in quiet warm sunshine,
Hold my hand, and know I love you,
If I have gone, this is how to find me,
Sit quietly under a fine tree,
Gently close your eyes,
Scrunch your toes in the grass,
Feel the breeze on your face,
Can you smell the garden around you,
Are you hearing the sound of birds,
Take a breath, and smile in the sun,
And I will be right beside you,
We can sit for as long as you like,
Although I can’t hold your hand,
Know I loved you.
In the embrace of the full moon, she is radiant,
Raven haired, beautiful and untouchable,
Her pale skin shimmers in the midnight bloom,
Stars dance like fireflies within her dark eyes,
Her lips are supple and beguiling in the moonlight,
Her sweet floral perfume, is a powerful intoxicant,
Even if the earth was ablaze with fire and chaos,
It would take but a momentary stolen glance,
And the slight hint of a smile at the edge of her mouth,
To become ensnared in a trap that no man willingly escapes,
Just watching the gentle rise and fall of her chest,
Generates a passionate warmth kindled deep within,
Without saying a word, without even the slightest touch,
La Dame Du Clair De Lune bewitches and enraptures,
Her mere presence is pure opium for the senses,
And within a death-like silence, she will leave you wanting,
Wanting for the love of a heart that you will never have.
I woke up in the dark today, and I felt your absence more than ever,
Today, you should have been here with loved ones, like you wanted to,
Laughing at all of my aches and pains as I too grow older,
I am already past the age that you were never able to reach,
What started with a cough, made you but a hazy memory to some,
A washed-out polaroid, scanned in for future generations to see,
I can’t have you on my wall, it still hurts me to my core to see you,
But I will make them all see you, I will make them remember you,
Your face only appears in tired photos, but I still see you clearly,
When I see my eyes in the mirror, or those of my babies, I see yours,
Nothing will ever break me like it did when your time was up,
I lost part of me that cold July day, and it is irretrievable,
New life is arriving, a beautiful brutal reminder of legacy and heartbreak,
You taught me strength, kindness and gentility, encouraged art and poetry,
You were loving, gentle and funny, and a demon in the defence of your family,
Although life goes on, I remember you still, and I say your name aloud,
I keep you in my impenetrable heart, safe and protected, as you eternally sleep.
See that girl in the corner,
With eyes alight with a fire for justice,
With raven hair, long and sweet scented,
Her pale skin is soft to the touch, yet armoured,
Her mind is a thousand moments competing for dominance,
She is battle hardened, and yet innocent,
Beautiful, she is kindness, yet wrathful to any foe,
My bride, my first waking thought, my peaceful time,
I love to hear her laughing, I smile when she sings,
And my mind rests easy, when I hear her say,
I love you.
Do you hear that calling, in the midnight hour,
Can you hear the lonesome crying, of bitter tears so sour,
Far away from this place, kept by the unseen,
The restless King of hearts, awaits his absent Queen,
Her throne is cold without her, and his heart the same,
Nobody understands, their constant toil and pain,
They mask themselves to outside eyes, to hide their suffering,
These are the days of the healing Queen, and her broken King.
I have no light,
It does not shine within me,
This globe has no power,
This diode will not emit,
I have no light,
Until you flick the switch.
For too long now you have fed me lies,
You told me that you’d be only mine,
The one whose hand you’d forever hold,
Happily married until the end of time,
But like sniffing dogs, other men arrive,
And my intimacies you did decline,
and greeted me with derision so cold,
So, I laced all your meals with strychnine.
I no longer cared when you did decide,
To fill your deceitful mouth with lies,
I just made sure your dose was double,
And was serenaded by your painful cries,
When I saw the regret in your lifeless eyes,
My cruel heart was filled with vengeful pride,
Silenced by poison, and buried by shovel,
Now you rest by a tree in the countryside.
The moon came down to see me, as I sat beside the lake,
I was distraught, struggling to soothe a lifetime of heartache,
She touched my shoulder, smiled at me, and asked me to explain,
Her reflection was so beautiful, that I simply could not refrain,
She caressed my cheek, reassuring me, that she’ll take the pain away,
And keep it deep within her glow, so that I would feel ok,
I shared my secret heartaches, and after hearing what I had to say,
She reassured me once again, that it was normal to feel this way,
‘We’ve all lost special people, whom we loved, and who loved us,
But it’s time to let them go’ she said, ‘in moonlight you can trust’.
She kissed my cheek, bid me farewell, and rose into the sky,
And I found myself alone again, but without the pain inside.
When I’m sad I look up to the sky, and see the moon, the queen of night,
And remember that she has my loved ones, safely stored within her light.
Dark tree hollow please bring to me,
Someone who’ll love me unconditionally,
Make them kind and true, please end my sorrow,
Bring me love dark portal, from within your hollow.
I have so much to offer and so much to give,
To a sweet one who’ll share in the life that I live,
From your black laden doorway, do make them appear,
And I will share with them my heart, total and sincere.
Put an end to my lonesome tumultuous life,
And help me put down this self-harming knife,
That I’ve used too long to keep myself sane,
I’ve cut wrists and thighs and cried through the pain.
I feel so alone that I can’t cope anymore,
Send me someone to love, that’s all I wish for,
I know there’s some magic within you great tree,
So please, bring me someone who needs love just like me.
Dan Verkys 