The Star, the Poet, and the Fool

A tale of love and lies.

 

I stare into a blank white wall

My psychotic mind plays tricks on my eyes

I see 21 candles burning eternally

And each one is written a unforgivable lie

 

I see purple skies

And falling stars

A sexually diverse poet and his true love

And a fool who went to far

 

The poet preaches to the fool daily

She questions, he answers, but she never believes

Oh, that poor star

And the false truth he was deceived

 

The poet and his lover

Had the occasional fight

But when the affair blew up in public

The two hid with the fool in the night

 

A red box became their home

It was filled with such passion and understanding

The fool she loved the star

But the deceit was too demanding

 

She hid her face

For too many lonesome days

And when he found her true colors

She wished she’d never stayed

 

The fool sang to herself

A lie of futures and romance

But the star unveiled her

Before she was ever given a chance

 

This blank wall sits between the star and the fool

Very breakable if they tried to touch

But the pain they cause each other is way to deep

So they erase all the memories of the love

 

The fool gives up…

The hints will fade…

“I wonder…” the poet contemplated…

“If this tragedy is fate?”

 

“Or maybe a stepping stone

Of an everlasting tale

One that shall be remembered on all tongues

‘The Love That Never Failed’”

 

The fool slaps the poet

“That will never be!

Because why would a beautiful star

Ever want someone like me?”

Reviews

[Vague]

Very uniquely set up and well-written. The last few stanzas were my favorite.

I rather enjoyed this poem. Keep it up :)

[Jean]

This poem spins a truely wonderful tale. But the diversity in the syllables in each line makes reading it difficult and awkward. Also, you aren't very steady with the rhyming. Some of the words rhyme, but words such as touch and love do not, and it hurts the flow of the piece. Sometimes you can push rhymes, but sometimes, it's just a bit too far, if you know what I mean. And although I found the story that the poem tells a bit confusing, it really does tell a nice story. It also ends well, just work on the flow and structure.
-Jean