Afterimages

Sometimes, it seems like all you can do is beg the departed for guidance

Afterimages

Screams stillborn

Liberate me from your scorn

Wasteland war-torn

Give salvation to the forlorn

Chimeras circle overhead

As despoliation and dolor spread

How can my willpower withstand

The mires of this No Man's Land?

I'm dining with Disaster tonight

As the ether oozes with ichor

Afterimages, please grant me foresight

Before my heart is ravaged by Rancor

Dreams deformed

By a lush life left lovelorn

Refuse reform

In the abhorrence I adorn

My morality is misled

As I swiftly sink to the riverbed

Frightened and forcibly fractured

I'm waiting to be savagely slaughtered

I'm dining with Disaster tonight

As the ether oozes with ichor

Afterimages, please grant me foresight

Before my heart is ravaged by Rancor

Wayward wishes mercilessly molest my mind

As my sullen soul is left battered and blind

Wayward wishes mercilessly molest my mind

As my sullen soul is left battered and blind

I'm dining with Disaster tonight

As the ether oozes with ichor

Afterimages, please grant me foresight

Before my heart is ravaged by Rancor

Author's Note

Well....uh, happy late Halloween, happy late Thanksgiving, merry late Christmas and happy late New Year! Yeah, I know, I haven't been on here is around FIVE WHOLE MONTHS. I just lost all interest in writing (and overall confidence in my writing ability for no reason whatsoever), and got sidetracked by other things in my life. But, with this new year, I've decided I'm going to at least try to write quality material again. This piece isn't my best, but it's the first thing I've managed to write in five months that just felt right for a change. It's nothing special; I didn't try to write about some complex topic, I didn't utilize a ridiculously large vocab, I just chose something for inspiration and went with what I got (although, this did take several days and several rewrites). Think of this what you will; I'm just happy to feel like a writer in some form, again. I hope I'll see all you again sooner rather than later, but I'm not 100% sure that the writer's block is gone yet. We'll have to see! As always, tell me what you think, and be honest! Until next time, take care! :)

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[lightsong]

truthfully my friend I like this one more than the re-write one, because to me it carries a certain gentleness through, though the subject is still intense and the feelings are bitter, the only suggestion I can make to this is for You to highlight Your "Afterimages" in Your poem like You did in Your next one.

because my English is my second language I had some difficulty to completely understand everything You meant, and reading Your note helped me to understand more Your poem, the writer's block and the complexity it might holds inside, feelings and thoughts need to be freed...

all the best for You in Your "coming" back road :)

[DoormanDan]

I'm very happy to see that you took the time to read this version, Light, and am equally as happy to hear that you actually enjoyed this version more than the rewrite. For me, this one is better in terms of raw passion, whereas the rewrite is better in the technical aspect. Thank you so much for reading and sharing your thoughts! :)

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