A Trick of the Eyes

I am a villain with a soul.

A compassionate monster.

Though, with each passing sneer,

They faded…

I protected you with my atrocities,

Slander from our father’s lip falls solely on me.

If I stopped he’d turn to you.

Your light, so easily snuffed out.

So therefore, I welcomed such hatred.

No I revel in it.

But there was a cost.

I played my part too well.

My soul grew cold.

Compassion became absent.

I didn’t even realize it.

I should have.

Rage was all I understood.

Hell, I was -no am defined by it!

Passion turned aggression.

Happiness bared no fruit.

Love was a mere folly for fools.

Just a trick of the eye.

I denied them for so long.

Their meaning became lost.

But I knew how to play their parts.

A smile here,

A carefully placed sentence there,

But it was the eyes that solidified them.

Over time…

The persona became personality.

But it was worth it brother.

Because you shine,

While I elapse into darkness.

 

Reviews

[Dreamersville]

I love this:). I'm oving how you are playing with these words

[WillaDanvers]

Yet another great piece! The words are well woven and convey a tragic story :)

[M.A.]

Thank you for your review!

[Coyote Poetry]

This is what poetry should be.
"Happiness bared no fruit.
Love was a mere folly for fools.
Just a trick of the eye."
The above lines. Honest and true wisdom for some people. Thank you for sharing the outstanding poetry.
Coyote

[M.A.]

Thank you so much your review!

[Coyote Poetry]

You are welcome.

[Jay]

The pain you feel, the aggression that fire...that rage its relatable to people on a level much deeper than the understanding of a page, its almost as if you chose bits and pieces of the lives of those around you... and molded them into not just tragic stories but pieces of art to share with the world.... stunning piece, cant wait to see what's next.

[M.A.]

Thank you for your review. You understood the piece very well as always lol. When you say cant wait to see what's next, are you suggesting a part 2 of this?

[Lorry]

Sounds like protecting someone at too heavy a cost for them to comprehend how much you gave up, so that they would remain oblivious to the pain, that would come with knowing the truth. A heavy price to pay indeed. Beautifully captured pain of living in darkness that you never wanted others to know.

[M.A.]

Thank you so much for the review, always appreciate your thoughts.

[Lorry]

You are most welcome.

[Adam Adams]

quite interesting. seemed, you have portrayed a movie-scene in your afew poetically blow poetic words. sounds good. story's deep. imagery's well layout.

[M.A.]

Thank you, I just revised it and renamed it if you want to reread it.