The Death of Despair

At the sight of such vile deformation and horror
Did I taste the ash of despair
With each beat of its heart came a ripple of darkness
That it was all too eager to share
And I being the fool who's so quick to believe
That ones word is ones honor as mine
Would be torn into unrecognizable shreds
By the sour of despair and it's kind
Her goal was quite clear though my vision would fade
I heard something that sounded like spite
Her words cut like steel and her kiss colder still
Her embrace lulled me into the night
Anchored by grief to the welcoming ground
Despair pulled me further down still
I fought for each breath and reclaimed my lost sight
As I knew that this wasn't Gods will
With my last bit of strength I climbed to my feet
And I wiped her filth from my face
She knew all too well that I'd run for the light
And with purpose despair then gave chase
With nothing to lose but A smile and my shine
I turned to take my last stand
Despair did not slow but held fast to her cause
Where I stood with my faith in my hand
With ax as a crutch and confusion stung heart
I swung for the shadows that may
Despair shrieked aloud with surprise in her eyes
But this time she had nothing to say
With a wound that gave birth to such shame and disgust
That it fouled the soil at her feet
She fell before the mighty power of belief
Lost in her maze of deceit

Reviews

[D Connolly]

Wow, Mr. L! This is a wonderful poem! There are so many lines that I like, so I won't list them all, but I really liked this. My heart raced when Despair was charging, but faith stood fast. Triumph!!

[Mr. Lopez]

I swear D.Connolly, without exaggeration, your review made me a little misty eyed. I am so glad that you had the experience that you did reading my poem because although it was laden with metaphors it was based on a real life experience. And yes, my voice , my poetry and my smile are my trophies.thank you so very much for making my day.

[Tabby Mac]

This is well written and very thoughtful! It speaks to me in so many ways. I'm glad I stopped by to read! The flow is great the message hits home! It expresses the strength it takes to rise from hard times. I enjoyed that you rose with faith and depended on it to get you through! Very powerful poem!

[Mr. Lopez]

Thank you for your kind words. I've had a lot of experience rising from the ashes and having to dig deep. I thought that if maybe,just maybe, I could inspire someone else to stand strong in the face of such adversity then maybe something good could come from my own battles. Thanks again.