Nothing shall be

 

 

 

 

Nothing shall be

 

Lost in the desert,

brow beat and empty

Marching the beat

of an old drummers song

 

Clutching the sand

in a hand I imagine

Thirsting for all

only finding it wrong

 

Wandering lonely

the shore of a nightmare

Angry moon’s claws

find my heart tender, bare

 

Slowly but surely

with skills of a surgeon

Ripping my dreams

with the slightest of tears

 

Daring the day light

to rest on my shoulders

Cast of my eyes

in this heart broken sky

 

Hearing the echoes

of seashells that whisper

“fall to your knees,

time to have a good cry”

 

Scanning the heavens

for only a flicker,

eyes that I seek

staring down on my face

 

For soon of this shadow

now following closely,

nothing shall be

no, not even a trace

 

 

Author's Note

Thank you for reading

Reviews

[MsJewel]

The pain and emotion in your words is overwhelming Jack...and the last verse cries of loneliness. A heartfelt piece, brilliantly written.

:) Julie

[Jack...]

Thank you so very much Julie. Your kindness is always appreciated.

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

Well haven't we all seemed to take this notion and run with it, a great read, well done.

[Jack...]

Thanks so much Thomas.

[Ruth]

Hearing the echoes
of seashells that whisper
“fall to your knees,
time to have a good cry”.............

Resonates dear Jack...we do have to pause and do so to gather clear vision once more, I believe...not easy...

x

[Jack...]

Poppy my sweet friend, I am always happy when your beautiful smile visits my page.

[Mehak Mushtaq]

But, nothing that God created shall die.
I do like your poem, a lot Jack. You're very right, from your point of view and from most of the other people's.

[Jack...]

Thanks Mehak ... thrilled you liked this

[Diana]

Such an interesting picture. Shoes and a shadow, but no person left...

It's hard when the things we love seem to disappear like quicksand beneath our fingers... And what remains of us in the end...? A dark, deep piece.

[Jack...]

Thank you Diana for your visit today. Happy you enjoyed this.

[icelandicblue]

I breathe your words in slowly and feel them in my marrow. No trace, not even a shadow...what shall become of all of us I wonder. This suffering is so heavy and yet beneath your quill it carries its own dignified beauty jack.

[Jack...]

Thanks so very much Anne always for your kindness. I appreciate you.

[Cryingkate]

Another Job done TOO well :-) Congratulations Jack, I'd like to tear out the claws of the moon and clam up every sea shell and send em' all back to the shadows that follow you to whence they came.
I bet I could find a few friends to help!
So I guess you get an A+

[Jack...]

Thanks so very much. Never got grades that good in school.

[Cryingkate]

You went to the wrong school Jack, This is School is Ruled by Heart ! It's the only one that matters:-)

[Angel]

Oh, to be the Kleenex that wipes that poor, sad nose....

[Jack...]

Honey, you can be my kleenex anytime you like. Thanks so much Angel.

[Dr. Wood ?]

a very sad 'song' my friend a fine balance for your more humorous poems

[Jack...]

Thanks so much Doc.

[Cryingkate]

I've been reading this since yesterday, I'm going slowly savoring it as I chew. Get back on it soon

[Jack...]

Thanks so much, hope you enjoy it.

[Cryingkate]

I enjoy everything you write, even if I wasn't in synch with a thought it doesn't matter. Your writing skills are honed and allows one to think and reflect except or pass by. It's a treasure trove in a "Writers Paradise" ( Just by chance this is a song/poem I'm working on) :-)