I Set Out to Write All That I Am

Walking down a hall of splendor,
simplicity smiles from the edges fragilely.
My eyes are enchanted by empty hearts,
gliding to transform their fates,
aflame in all their need.

Closing in are hands from years
falling through the comforts, I know nothing of.
Quickly clouding my field of vision,
I see what I cannot dream of ever promising
in any sound of love.

Fires burn and invitingly wake me
to stand visible to all aching hearts.
Yet I cannot see what they seek to win.
Until, I find I am burning in these halls of splendor
crying with no beginning and no end.

I set out to write all that I am
and found in time I had penned a tale
that left footprints on the souls
of those who had looked into the flickering fire
of my heart, thinking they knew me well.

Author's Note

Photographer : Katja Faith

Reviews

[Poetic Beauty]

the last stanza is amazing. It is strong and bold. Footprints on the soul I love the way you worded that. You poems always cause me to think and I have to go back and reread a few stanzas because it made me drift off into my own thoughts. You have such stunning imagery and beautiful tales in your poems. Walking through the halls with splendor...what is more grand than that. I love the visual of that line.

[EMF]

Stunning. You have redefined what I choose to read. Simple as that. I save your work till the quiet at the end of shift so I can savour it. And this one was caviar.

[Elephants & Coyotes]

Yet, another fantastic piece.
Your last stanza is grand - a great way to end this piece.

I really liked this bit, from the opening stanza,
"My eyes are enchanted by empty hearts,
gliding to transform their fates,
aflame in all their need."

A happening I am forever acquainted with.
Your words are passionate and enchanting, in themselves.

Love this.

[Coyote Poetry]

Few people will we allow in to see who we are. Fear and disappointment can create a safety and prison.
"Yet I cannot see what they seek to win.
Until, I find I am burning in these halls of splendor
crying with no beginning and no end."
A strong ending to a excellent poem.
Coyote

[November Gold]

This was fantastic. The last paragraph was my favorite. As writers I think we all hope to leave footprints on the souls of those who read us. Brilliant write!

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

When you have a compassionate heart it is hard to enjoy life when you see those less fortunate. That is how the poem spoke to me.

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

A bold and almost tasted wording that springs thought for those that read you, well done, good read.

Good strong thought provoking poem.

[Kenneth The Poet]

I love the third stanza. This is where I find the ignition point that ignites this poem into awesomeness.

[Zeitgeist Manifesto]

Im speechless. This is one of the most intimate poems I've ever read.
This is like the wall of water that charges forth when the dam breaks.
You swept me away.

[Melobldnfr]

"...thinking they knew me well." Wow. My mother once said she felt she'd not know me at all if not for my music and poetry. That is nearly all together another story, but anyway... I don't know how you do it - write this deeply every time apparently every day. You are exceptional and extraordinary in this way.