The Soul of a Man

                                                                                               

                                                                               

               

the end of days for man beyond his time

blisses kiss will bless him best

and in these days he will be taken by slumbers

experiencing the sleep of peace

dreaming the dreams of a lifetime

the past and that which could have been, are set free

a brilliant illumination, the perfection in a star envelopes the man

his future now lies beyond this promised land

                                                                                                                                                

the end of days for a man tangled by time

an endless night surrounds to pull him down

and in these days he will have visions and nightmares

experiencing the scourge of his perdition

surreal sounds, the wicked hunt of hell-hounds

Satan whispers of a life and a soul demon bound

a dark undertow, the horror in an infernal realm swallows the man

his future now lies beyond this promised land

Terry D'Arcy-Ryan

                                                                                 

Reviews

[Davidgeo]

Seems to me to be a well executed juxtaposition of two different interpretations of mortality.

If you are not already I bet you'd be a huge fan of Carl Jung.

[TerryDarcy-Ryan akaSheerTerror]

I bet you say that to all the girls....

I usually have issue with writing referring to man as speaking to the human race. Yes, im one of those.. and still this is how I wrote this. It is actually about my own mortality in a way. I have two fathers, lucky as that is. They are both in their seventies and it is a surreal thing to see them this way, not the father from my youth. It is this aging that has me wanting to let go of past sins, holding only which is essential to reminisce and not fear for I to will answer to the years.

Thank you for the Review

Sheer Terror

[Pete]

thought provoking write. what is, what was and what shall be. i get a lot out of it - life, death, faith, good vs evil. mortality and our souls hanging in the balance. this took me on a journey many of us prefer not to embark on or think about too much. eternity is an awfully long time and our souls too important ...

[TerryDarcy-Ryan akaSheerTerror]

The soul of a man, one man has his soul intact and his spirit will be enveloped by the stars, the other man has sold his soul and life is short and will be taken by the darkness. Honestly, my father is 78 years old and it pains me to see him which is terrible. When I visit I have these thoughts about how delicate we really are and the toll that time has on a man. My own mortality, I realize how much closer I am to the end.
Thank you and God Bless

Sheer Terror

[Nipplegrinder]

Quite Biblical in it's rendering.

[TerryDarcy-Ryan akaSheerTerror]

Thank you I was inspired by my aging Father and contemplation with my own mortality. Thank you for leaving the spectacular review

Sheer Terror

[Coyote Poetry]

Powerful use of words and deep/hard thoughts. You led the reader to places where we decide good or bad. The ending left me with the wish to know more. I believe we decide hell or heaven. Thank you dear friend for sharing the outstanding poetry. Made old Johnnie think tonight.
Coyote

[TerryDarcy-Ryan akaSheerTerror]

Thank you for the great review Coyote you rock!

Sheer Terror

[Coyote Poetry]

You are very kind and you are welcome.

[Jamieya B-Johnson]

Soul of a Man is a great work of art. I was drawn in. Great piece!

[TerryDarcy-Ryan akaSheerTerror]

What a great compliment thank you

Sheer Terror

[wordman]

the soul of a man,tattered and beaten,waiting on the bliss of a tender kiss,fighting the devil day after day,
looking toward the promised land,with his soul mate at his hand

[TerryDarcy-Ryan akaSheerTerror]

Yes, I was attempting to show the battle of good and evil the ultimate prize a man's soul.
Thank you Wordman

Sheer Terror

[wordman]

you`re welcome

[Lovecraft]

Feels metaphorical. For some reason I'm having a hard time reviewing this one, don't ask me why.

The first part seems oddly peaceful yet the second feels like rapidly devolving into the infernal pits.

I really enjoyed it though. :)

[TerryDarcy-Ryan akaSheerTerror]

The soul of a man, one man has his soul intact and his spirit will be enveloped by the stars, the other man has sold his soul and life short and will be taken by the darkness. Just kinda trying different writes out. Honestly, my father is 78 years old and it pains me to see him which is terrible. When I visit I have these thoughts about how delicate we really are and the toll that time has on a man.
I wrote a poem called "Beauty" last time I was facing the fact that he will pass one day in the near future. In " Beauty" I am more pressed about his mind going, pretty heavy. Thank you for the review.

Sheer Terror

[Lovecraft]

I'm not a big believer in the nature of a "Soul". I'd like to, I just find it difficult to believe in.

Sorry about your father. It's gonna be terrible when the day comes but you will recover. I had to find my brother dead from a drug overdose and i was fucked up for a while. I've accepted it and moved on though.

[TerryDarcy-Ryan akaSheerTerror]

Thank you. I have lost a brother and my mother. The worst pain imaginable is when my daughter overdosed. I am still fucked up. With my father it has me questioning our existence or rather my own mortality, I do not believe that in the end the amazing science that makes us will come down to judgment and a tricky devil biding on our soul. My Irish catholic conditioning shows in my writing mainly for the symbolism it came from long ago.

Sheer Terror

[Lovecraft]

Yeah, a great, big fucked up world we live in...