Solidarity

Hold On

Yeah I watched
your fingers turn
let the embers
burn
And I'll light your candles
one
    by
      one
This lets you know
 that the day is done

And all of those smiles
they
faded
   so quick
You flicker...and unravel
like your home made
candle sticks

And when you put the sheets
   over the windows
That's how they'll know
Oh yeah
  That is how they'll know

Your shining eyes,
I saw them linger
but you still refused
to look at
  the stars
So I couldn't see
 the reflection, couldn't
feel the pain
  beyond your scars

Just let the ink
bleed from
  your hands
Pour it all out
   and find
yourself again

Cause winter's
reflect(ion) has cast
   an eerie glow
and you're doing
everything
you said   you wouldn't do

Don't let yesterdays
come back
    to haunt you

Reviews

[OT]

I agree with Ed! almost like a monologue about moving forward and embracing the new!! brilliantly written, I really like the sentiments portrayed here - great imagery to help the message - the winter's reflections... yesterday's etc. - very nice poem!!! bravo!

[Rikkevi Rue]

lovely use of simile ad metaphors...driven by the strength of your message

[tynamite]

I like the willpower and morale of the person speaking in the poem.

[sushi]

A very beautiful work. The night and winter have been nicely pictured.

I really like it and felt like reading again and again. My favorite is the below...
"And all of those smiles
they
faded
so quick
You flicker...and unravel
like your home made
candle sticks"

Thanks for sharing.....

[Marie Harrison]

Great job. Very interesting poem.

[al25]

I realy enjoyed reading this. Very real

[Pax Analog]

Moody brooding reassurance.

What resonates is the "keep the faith" comes from acceptance, gravitas, not false cheer.

"Just let the ink/bleed from/your hands/Pour it all out/and find/yourself again" -- I personally relate to this, having to pick myself up after being weary from seeking a real professional conversation. . .

Solidarity, indeed. Good work.

[emily joe]

I really love this. It's perfect.

[Bard Constantine]

Nicely written... it embraces the thought of renewal and moving on. However haunted we are by our yesterdays, there comes a time to put the ghosts back in the closet so that we can move forward, right? Good writing...

[OutsideSyntax]

Beaut write... I agree with a comment below... this here will make a deadly song

[the-One-with-the-Darkne..]

Wow. i really like this. This is my favorite of your writings so far. Incredible.