The Oak!

A nightmare I had many years ago that alwasy stayed with me, this is my lok at it.

Perfect cracked lines damage polished oak,

 

 a pool of hardened lacquer supports weight,

Silence for hands perched within symmetry,

daring questions not answered at the gate.

 

The glare of eager eyes folds liquid tears,

 memory losses it's last when needed score,

Dark encased in bricks rolled in mortar,

 spines tell stories of useless plain lore.

 

Glimmers of sparks make noise from behind,

 no face to a friend’s hand does use guile,

I suffer the torments of anger at rest,

 she screams of laughter at the blooded smile.

 

Dreams surface on pages lost to the pen,

 no wood without scars made ample red,

Fools dart into danger at first impulse,

 the stranger made sense of quietened dead.

Reviews

[Miss Marie Riorden.]

Haunting, Thomas, very haunting. Nightmares that have significance do seem to stick with us. Don't they? It does seem to have an air of both anger and murder within it. Not by you tho. By someone else. And it's dream-like quiality keeps the scene
"spines tell stories of useless plain lore." something about this line makes it my favorite.

-Marie-

[obvious pseudonym]

haunting and creepy i never thought to write out my nightmares, it's a good idea

[Sanjeeta Sharma Pokhar..]

Natural way of expressing the feelings...Nature-we-you-me-Nature...Awesome Write

[Coyote Poetry]

Dreams can be the highway to living. When I'm stressed out. I have terrible dreams. This one was a wild journey in your words. I learn to meditate to try to keep the bad thoughts away. Thank you for the excellent poem.
Coyote

[Rene Velez]

Great piece, vivid lines and awesome wordplay Thomas

[Poetic Beauty]

wow this is a strong poem that jumps off the page at you. the wording and imagery are done really well and the last two lines really catch one's attention.

[Kenneth The Poet]

Stunning, like you are taking your first steps into a known haunted house.

[Shep]

Dreams surface on pages lost to the pen,

I like this line.as build and remind us the soul within. Nicely done

[Bellamorte]

The horrific elements in this really interest me. Great write.

[Teri B]

The vaguely out-of-focus quality expresses the dream state well, and your word choices give it the nightmare quality.