Eyes of Fire

Embers

Fill your eyes

Taking place of tears

Radiating outward

Instead of flowing freely

 

Helical swirls

Of sparking firelight

Shadows leap away at the brilliance

A dance on edge

Spiraling

 

Your powerful gaze

Sweeping over the accusing crowd

Dominance shining through your eyes

Fluid flames pouring over the bodies

Burning away human indecencies

 

Subjecting each individual

To the horrifying beauty

Innocence in the form of light

Painting the black sky

With images of acceptance

 

The same flames

Meant for your death

Leaping in a cynical ballet

Across the eyes

Of unmatched beauty

 

The gaze firmly holds

The attention of the very same people

Who demanded you burn

Some weep as the flames intensify

Fire retaliating against the wind

 

Sparks snapping away

Fireflies amidst the absolute night

Flames now licking at your shoulders

What was once purest beauty

Is now a scene of complete terror

 

Fire now jumping in strides

Galloping across your body

Stampeding across your bare flesh

Searing away memories of comfort

Of home

 

Smoke

Forming fiendish hands

Strangling the life out of you

Coughing, heaving

Your lungs try to revolt

 

Flames tearing holes in your very essence

Gliding smoothly across what was once a human being

You look out once more

Eyes of fire pleading for the smallest mercy

Everyone sees, No one helps

 

Burned at the stake

 

 

 

 

Author's Note

Sorry! I didn't even realize how long this poem was till it was finished... Thank you to everyone who reads it, I hope you enjoyed it

Reviews

[stellasautelle]

Brilliant work.. I love the imagery in it

[serpent]

a very well written piece...metamorphical epic and as deep as f**k!
amusing stuff man... considering that pain to me is the dearest of all the emotions (i see it as more of an emotion rahter than a feeling) i would love to burn in this fire of eyes...
man made fire was never so beautiful!

[Goodbye]

Wow - I was thinking about Joan of Arc while reading this before I got to the last line, or of those horrible Salem Witch Trials. This can also be taken on a metaphorical level, which makes it even more interesting and engaging. Very, very well written - excellent job!

[Intern'l Shultzfeather]

thats recent past too, relatively speaking, so horrible. I've been amazed in the past about the eviltry of our nature that still flits about. Nice work joey.

[Alicia Schroeder]

Creative, very nice work

[KaySea]

very great job on this

[nono]

Eye's of fire interesting how you did that like your picture of the eye haha nice one! You express this well and might I say an epic poem fantastic job!

[Coyote Poetry]

To be burn on a stake would be a painful way to die. Your description made the story come alive. I like the way you create the situation and the fire. A powerful tale. A outstanding poem.
Coyote

I. Love. This. It's exceptional.

[Jas Alejandrino Ramos]

very vivid description....good poem:)