Wind

A Poem by benjammingham

This was a poem for a contest. It was hard ;)

Whenever I hear the wind in the canyon

I go to my ledge

The precarious precipice by the banyan

to the very edge

When I hear the sand whisper with the breeze

I'm reminded of my past

Of our love that flowed with grace and ease

But withered away; dead so fast

I stand with my arms wide

My eyes squeezed shut

And remember the memories of before you died

They echo off my mind and rebound on every jut

That potrudes from the wall

Of my caged mind; locked and hidden

What would happen if I fall?

My secret question- hush! It's forbidden.

My heart pulses and throbs

The clock strikes twelve

Stars spatter the midnight sky in globs

My mind has gone to hell

And then I go over

Plummeting into the blackness of...nothing

I'm forever stuck in this routine.

I die every day because of you

and the whispers from the obscene unseen

My heart copes with these echoes of a fool

I'm haunted

Driven like a primal beast into madness

I'm taunted

By your memories and this eternal sadness

This is what you've done to me

This is what you've left me with

This is my greatest fear.

Whenever I hear

the wind in the canyon

© 2012 benjammingham

Author's Note

I have no idea why....

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Becca Bishop

It may have been hard, but you pulled it off :P Man, If I'd had to write a poem like the one for this contest I would've cried. And then I would've fled screaming from my house to become a hermit because the stress was too much to handle. But that's just me. This is superbly beautiful. Absurdly beautiful. Beautifully beautiful.

My brain is sincerely apologetic for any mental anguish it's caused you. I honestly didn't expect anyone to try and submit for this contest. I hate being proved wrong. Oh well. I'll cope. I wish I could say that I've got some way to wipe away the pain that this contest undoubtedly caused you, but sadly I am just a cookie :) Actually I'm not, but I've always wanted to say that. :D :D :D :D :D :D :D GREAT POEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!