Black Silk and Promises That Lie

A promise in a black silk dress does cartwheels in your mysterious world
While you stare blinded by the light that plays within your desire
You can choose what will come to be your comfort
Or what will hold your soul’s own essence
In its needful fire

When you are surrounded by the tokens of what you want to hold
Can you just go on forever and never look at anything else
Then find yourself fumbling for precious memories
Of nights before a promise in a black dress
Rearranged love’s wealth

Did you know a fire-breathing dragon lies resting within your soul
Preparing slowly for a number of years to fill your skies
With the glistening black silk of promises that lie
Sweet words spinning fiery cartwheels
Replacing you and I

Author's Note

The grass is sometimes truly not greener on the other side.........

Reviews

[Hayley]

Wow. I love the feeling I get from the imagery here. All the black silk and cartwheels. Kind of mysterious.
I can't quite put into words what this poem makes me think of, or my interpretation. I think I'll just sit here and ponder it a little more..:)

[brenda]

imaginative poem just inspiring and amazing i loved it!:)

[Judy Ponceby]

Too true, Neva. Brilliant write, Love the black silk images. Excellent as ever. :)

[WynterPhoenix]

This is amazing. I couldn't take my eyes away since the first line. Great write, Neva!

[Alicia Hirshey]

lovely write as always

[unknown]

Let's hope that dragon can't get hold to my little black dress....great poem Neva :)

[SpokenWord]

Your work is enchanting and I get lost in them feeling the emotions and learning new lessons at times. Images you paint are wonderful, rich and deep is the ink your pen as it reaches to your soul.

[Joel M Frye]

Here be dragons, indeed. The map of our souls, unfortunately, does not provide the warnings of the ancient mariners. So we merrily follow the siren's song, either to sail off the ends of the earth or to be dashed upon unforgiving rocks. Poems such as yours are the stars by which to sail, Neva. Thank you.

[Layla J Omorose]

Another favorite of mine. Excellent work as always. I loved it and once again the love the picture that you attached it too and the tittle. Excellent work.

[Dream Weaver]

Sometimes we have to take a chance in order to
find out that we were right all along. A sad ponder
to which there is no correct answer...Well done Neva.