I shudder to think
Where I would be now
If the fire
The light I see by
Had already gone out
Before I had even woken
Risen from my bed
Raised my eyes
To search the horizon
⋆｡°✩ ☁ 🌑 ☁ ✩°｡⋆
I spotted it there
Strained my eyes
Jumped in and swam
With all of my might
Left shore behind
Without a second thought
Siren song in my heart
Drawing me out across the sea
I called back to shore
Upon hearing nothing
I abandoned my fetid past
The dazzling light of the Muse
Brightened my somber world
Basking, I reflected her generosity
Ricocheting rays
If one surface, they would grace
On their journey abroad
Mission fulfilled
⋆｡°✩ ☁ 🌑 ☁ ✩°｡⋆
Every gauzy note
Has been perilously wrote
Not a single one promised
Or wholly my own
It could have happened so easily
Inspiration snatched
From the dewy stardust
Song stolen from my
Muse’s honey-coated throat
A golden silence instead of
Blessings for my begging soul
⋆｡°✩ ☁ 🌑 ☁ ✩°｡⋆
Now I pay my gratitude forward
For the savior of sound
I know the key to
Memory's origins
Lay inside a single perfect
Clarifying sound
It rocked me to my
Terrified core ending all doubt
Creating one powerful motion
Sweeping through my essence
Validating the shedding
Of my former life
⋆｡°✩ ☁ 🌑 ☁ ✩°｡⋆
It can propel you into the rapids
Of reality
Dash you on the cliffs of empathy
At the base of your destination
A fitting release into
The constellation of dreamers
A journey you never aimed for
But are scheduled for arrival
K.B. Silver
About the Creator
K.B. Silver
K.B. Silver has poems published in magazine Wishbone Words, and lit journals: Sheepshead Review, New Note Poetry, Twisted Vine, Avant Appa[achia, Plants and Poetry, recordings in Stanza Cannon, and pieces in Wingless Dreamer anthologies.
Reader insights
Outstanding
Excellent work. Looking forward to reading more!
Top insights
Compelling and original writing
Creative use of language & vocab
Easy to read and follow
Well-structured & engaging content
Heartfelt and relatable
The story invoked strong personal emotions
Masterful proofreading
Zero grammar & spelling mistakes
On-point and relevant
Writing reflected the title & theme
Keep reading
More stories from K.B. Silver and writers in Poets and other communities.
CH 20~ Party Down
Argento’s ninth (eighteenth in earth years) Birthday came and went Thursday, the thirteenth, and he’d already received his father’s gift, if you could call it that. You had to commit a fairly serious infraction to be cut off; the Arch-Baron was keeping up appearances and maintaining his own reputation as much as any sense of love or attachment to Argento with his “gift.”
By K.B. Silver Exclusive • 7 days ago
Comments (1)
<3