Inspired

Sometimes inspiration comes from somewhere much closer than you would expect.

I sit in this ol' empty room
all quiet and still,
it's like I'm on the moon.

The only company I'll entertain
are shadows and furniture
and my lonesome brain.

This restless body, needs not a bed
to rest its wavering soul.
It yearns to dream, to forfeit its dread
whilst awake in reality's dome.

This raging, beating, fiery heart
dormant in a shell; unable to start,
needs an ignition to entice the flames
of passion and flair into my veins.

So where can I find
this potential spark,
to bring my mind
out from the dark?

To search the depths,
to scour the heights?
A route so bereft,
no trail to abide.

The answer, uncertain.
Its quest, unforgotten.

Maybe it is nearer
than what I had imagined.
I can feel it building closer;
it's not from another planet.

So I look deep within me
and find the same heart
Which once failed its glory
has now renewed its spark.

"The closer you get to something
the tougher it is to see it"
-That is the old witty saying
and to this poem, gives merit.

Sometimes, we must delve
into the darkness of ourselves
and find that inspiration,
that reason for our continuation.

Author's Note

Just something written on a whim, wrote whatever came off my head. Hope its good enough :)

Reviews

[Linear]

Good enough for what?..........It's your mind, it's your life blood poured out in a kind of rhyme, that It's you, and no one can take that away from you. Inspiration comes often when one neither needs or wants it :O) enjoyed, I think it was good enough dont you?

[Karli]

This was very good:) It sounded like real, true poetry which can only be written by what the writer feels. I really enjoyed this:)

[MandaBear]

simply beautiful

[M.Babu]

"This raging, beating, fiery heart
dormant in a shell and unable to start,
needs an ignition to entice the flames
of passion and flair to flow into my veins."

"Must I search the depths,
or scour the heights?
Take the route going left,
or maybe the one going right?"

These two stanzas were absolutely Word Perfect my friend!!!

The conflict the persona experiences in this piece is so tangible it's amazing! How you've made that feeling so easily relatable really vindicates the power of your apt writing! This poem deserves an award...Hope you've submitted in a contest!

Sometimes whims are more successful than premeditated approaches. This is one of those times my good friend! Brilliant!!!

[Siddhartha]

And thus one finds one's muse...Ain't it?...Excellent poem Murtuza...
Sometimes what we search far and wide are just there - in the recesses of our mind...

[Ravyne Hawke]

I think it is excellent.. a wonderful inspired poem. I love the half-rhymes, sometimes they are harder to pull off than full rhymes. The poem flows well, especially when read aloud, which I did. Excellent work!

[KittenCaine]

I loved it, I'm sure plenty of people felt the same way, but I couldn't help nodding along to the descriptions. Inner-inspiration is a wonderful thing, being able to put it into practice this way? Awesome :3

[FJ Davis]

There is much that is thought-provoking, here. I like this poem, Murtuza; I like it very much.

[Rick Puetter]

Hi Murtuza,

This poem has lots of atmosphere and it was greatly enjoyed.

Best regards,

Rick

[Midnight_Mystery]

loved the flow and word choice, great job!

[LoopyLoo]

This is really good. :-) I like the old style writing bit at the beginging " ol' empty"