The Source of Light
Within Me
Punctuated light
Picturing my place
On this world
Full of contradictions and blind spots
From which
I am not visible
Barely catching my breath and clenching my fists and jaw
To grab the attention of a few
Meandering in meagreness
Merely reachable
Through the magnifying glass of my concave lenses
Distorting the original object
To the point of wondering
What was at the beginning
Of this journey
And where will my recovery
Take place
In a peaceful, resourceful heaven
Or a pragmatic, rueful hell?
Is it that much distant
From my current silhouette
Not making any difference
To anyone I know
Except for me?
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March – September 2022
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About the Creator
Moon Desert
UK-based
BA in Cultural Studies
Crime Fiction: Love
Poetry: Friend
Psychology: Salvation
Where the wild roses grow full of words...
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Comments (5)
This is right up my street. Excellent work!
Another brilliant piece! rhetorically introspective - love it!
This is right up my street. Excellent work!
I appreciate the expression of what feels to me to be a very familiar state of mind. When faced with creating and not being heard... Again, thank you for putting this into words.
the essential? journey of an artist. Your first six lines set this all up very well! You use alliteration to punch your point - - the sounds articulate. "full of contradictions and blind spots" - -are you being honest or self-deprecating? It seems to me that you use some of your word choice in this very slick poem to illustrate this very theme.