Poets logo

Pulsar

A poem vaguely connected to a star.

By Silver DauxPublished 2 years ago 1 min read
Top Story - July 2024
Pulsar
Photo by Lily Banse on Unsplash

It is time to swallow the neon lights, the pretty purple and blues.

Enough years have passed to put a cold gleam in his eyes

And a raging, burning hunger in his chest that will devour everything.

It will blast him apart and he will collapse into a pretty little pulsar,

Emitting the same flashing lights that he has swallowed.

.

It is time to burn and blaze and blow up beneath grey clouds

And give the world something to watch in horror.

The nights are long and cold and black, dismal in their making.

This pretty little implosion will color them bright with terror,

Bright with the fear that should have always been in the neon lights.

.

It is time to implode, bleed, and turn into something violently bright.

It is time for the windchimes to sing with the arrival of the storm,

Of the destruction of what was and the construction of what will be.

Let him pulse.

Let the world turn to ash and shift into something new.

slam poetrysurreal poetryperformance poetry

About the Creator

Silver Daux

Shadowed souls, cursed magic, poetry that tangles itself in your soul and yanks out the ugly darkness from within. Maybe there's something broken in me, but it's in you too.

Ah, also:

Tiktok/Insta: harbingerofsnake

Reader insights

Outstanding

Excellent work. Looking forward to reading more!

Add your insights

Comments (18)

Sign in to comment
  • Alexander McEvoy2 years ago

    Damned if it didn't keep my attention from start to finish! I felt such... triumph at the end? Was that the intention? I'm no great shakes at poetry, no real sense of it, but I speak from the heart when I say good bloody work! This was... this was something else.

  • BrettNotGreg2 years ago

    Excellent work!!

  • Truly a brilliant and viscerally exciting piece 👌🏆

  • TheSpinstress 2 years ago

    Breathtaking. Congratulations on Top Story; it's extremely well deserved.

  • Rudolph Lingens2 years ago

    Congrats mate, good to see you notching up some well deserved 'Top Story' gongs.

  • Congratulations on your top story.

  • You're a bright beam of pulsating talent; yes the world must be a beter place. Congratulations on Top Story!

  • Rachel Steinmetz2 years ago

    Beautiful job!

  • Gabriel Huizenga2 years ago

    Deeply ominous, and every line so striking. Congrats on the Top Story!

  • Andrea Corwin 2 years ago

    Powerful! Let him pulse. Let the world turn to ash and shift into something new. I'm waiting. Congrats on TS🥳

  • RP2 years ago

    Congratulations!!! ❤️❤️

  • Woooo, 2 tops in one day. That is awesome. So glad your work is being recognized. Congrats!

  • Morgana2 years ago

    I love the urgency and sensations, here. I paused at the windchimes, for some reason that line immersed me deeper—like a lull before the crescendo. Beautiful!

  • D.K. Shepard2 years ago

    Stunning imagery! Such a saga of beauty, death, destruction, fear, and change! Well written and jaw dropping!!

  • Kodah2 years ago

    Unique as always, your creativity is imaginable! Incredibly done! 💌

  • Poppy 2 years ago

    This is incredible. I can picture this being a voiceover during a dramatic movie scene. I adored it.

  • Sweileh 8882 years ago

    Thank you for the interesting and delicious content. Follow my stories now.

  • D. J. Reddall2 years ago

    Surrendering the self for creative ends--a noble ambition!

Find us on social media

Miscellaneous links

  • Explore
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Support

© 2026 Creatd, Inc. All Rights Reserved.