On the Knees of Madness

Pass away until you are consumed by all that makes you burn
Appearing connected to a fate that whispers no
Does your breath ever return to catch in your throat
Like the ocean floor, with nowhere else to go

Strangely we serve that which we speak from our tongues
On the knees of madness that shine in moonlight
Touched by loneliness that is born from the struggle
To stand up and dance or to swiftly take flight

Beneath what is recognized as the finest of our gentle senses
Lies the difference between desire that is spoken
And the waking knowledge of that which you ache for
Charging forward to unearth all of your emotion

Jealousy in time can sink her fangs deep into our bodies
Leaving us uprooted and deeply overwhelmed
Creeping as a climber in a sad victory of mourning
Celebrating her victim in an oh so deadly realm

Pass away until you are consumed by all that makes you burn
Enter in with no stain of overwhelming jealousy
Do not be touched by the loneliness of a sad victory
Up from the knees of madness, run to me

Reviews

[SilentVerses]

'Jealousy in time can sink her fangs deep into our bodies' how true in its beauty these words hold no greater meaning than that which so many overlook, in turn making them so much more powerful, how many of us deny the jealousy turning our blood into ice, i like your words and appreciate the currents of movement that pull your pieces together

[November Gold]

WOW WOW WOW.....this is beautiful

[Greg Skura]

Wow! This is really deep and full of desire! Well done!

[Hamish McIndlister]

Beautifully written. Civilized on the surface, we are all just barely in control of the deeper, more ancient, primordial soul which dwells within us all. Just beneath the thin veneer of flesh beats the savage heart which can so easily dominate us when awakened by love, lust, anger or jealousy and of these, jealousy is by far stronger as it is a dervish dance of the other three.

[Adam Lain]

Love this.

[emmajoy]

Strong emotion in your writing, for sure jealousy taints a human's view of life, it can destroy anything, everything, in its path - and you say that in your poem in a very powerful way.

So very true these words: ' Jealousy in time can sink her fangs deep into our bodies ~ Leaving us uprooted and deeply overwhelmed ~ Creeping as a climber in a sad victory of mourning ~ Celebrating her victim in an oh so deadly realm '

[light and ashes]

What a magnificent and phonominal poem! Your words ring out so true!

[lostboy]

if we are consumed by that which makes us burn .. or fools us into burning where are we?

[Poetic Beauty]

The first line of the last stanza really catches people's attentions. the imagery is done really well.

[Not Available]

On the knees of madness indeed, I felt every single emotion that evaporated from this poetic creation.