Conscious

Bouncing between and multi and singled hued,

Two ghosts from pasts long forgotten come by surprise.

Seeking comfort, repentance…

Who is the lowly victim to deny the company?

 

Box cutters look inviting to the heart that bleeds slowly,

To cut out and silence the voice that speaks of ill nonsense.

Allow me to feel, allow me to cry, no.

My single hued angel and my multi-hued demon…

 

Forgiveness isn’t needed and yet, I seek.

I look for the pain and pleasure,

The raw emotions that once filled me, satisfied me.

Without allowing myself to believe they’re real.

 

Thank you, my dear ones.

Author's Note

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Reviews

[Aurora Lynn]

I really enjoyed reading this piece! The enternal conflict was what drove this poem. I loved the words that you used, and how they created a sense of voice and imagry. There was one grammer mistake thought. In the line 'Allow me to feel, all me to cry, no.' I believe that 'all' is supposed to be 'allow', but I'm not sure.

Other than that, it was great. My favorite line is 'My single hued angel and my multi-hued demon...' Good job!
~Aurora

[Laughing-Bear]

My Dear Writing Friend Chloe,
Your poem made me ponder a ghost from the past. A ghost that is trying to track me down, I’ve been told. But you my friend, are braver in heart than I, as you were willing to meet your ghost of yesteryear, I am not.
Your line “Who is the lowly victim to deny the company?” rang in my ears. The word victim was the key word in this line. You have written a very thought provoking poem that brings to mind a haunting that I would prefer not visit. The old saying goes, “old friends can become lovers, but old lovers cannot be friends”.
As usual an excellent poem that made me ponder for hours over tea and my pipe a ghost, and a demon of once upon a time. My posted poem, “A Demon Came A Knocking”, reflects my thoughts, I prefer peace of mind. You are truly gifted Chloe and I appreciate being your friend.

Blessings, Bill Laughing-Bear

[Calypso]

So true

[Sukriti Suki]

The inner conflict..the one we all go through. You penned this very well. Nice imagery.

[Coyote Poetry]

You question something that had a different answer for the each of us.
"Forgiveness isn’t needed and yet, I seek.
I look for the pain and pleasure,"
Life take us to many places. Sometime we accept less to feel needed or try to fulfill a desire that grow with each touch. Thank you for a outstanding poem.
Coyote

[Johee Poetry]

great poem. I think everyone goes through these emotions in a way.

[quinfinn]

you have a marvelous interpretation of the language of the metaphorical and it is prevalent in this write. reading your work i get the sense that you repress a lot of your emotions, choosing to describe them, albeit cryptically, in verse. this is an immense courage mixed with the charm of romanticism and wit. outstanding.

[Sunni Davis]

Wow- the raw emotion just reaches out and grabs you, almost taking your breath away. Simply terrific!

[Vanny]

"Box cutters look inviting to the heart that bleeds slowly,

To cut out and silence the voice that speaks of ill nonsense.

Allow me to feel, all me to cry, no.

My single hued angel and my multi-hued demon…"

This write shines exactly how much talent you have. Beautiful write. -S...

[Tasha]

amazing!