inside the pale blue wild, I saw the grieving light of the stars behind the clouds
The luminosity that pulls us closer to heaven
The light that sinks into my soul like a light house, blinking at the piercing flame of eternity
Moon-Milk-Eyes, divine beauty and sacrifice
Staring with ocean eyes as big as Mars;
A pale blue wilderness nightmare
Awaits the mortal that dares to take her on,
Especially when the pale blue yonder has steeped into the world like the sun’s natural tea
So daringly brutal
So brutally beautiful
The death as luminous as life
The love as infinite as fear
Moon-Milk-Eyes, did you really want to say goodbye?
The palette of paleness creeps into my head, bleeding out dancing stars that sing praises
I linger in deep Hades, I cry alongside Orpheus
You can’t look back,
Yet you can’t look away.
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Poinant and stunning piece Melissa. The imagery is vivid and a very well done to you!
This was so incredible! I had to read it, read it out loud, and read it again to take it all in—brilliant work! I especially loved the emotional hit of that Orpheus line.
very nice to read
And when you finally do, your heart will be free to break & pour forth.
Oooo, the sun's natural tea, I especially loved that!
Well-wrought! Would you care to elucidate the concept of Moon-Milk-Eyes? I believe I've seen you use that phrase or name in other poems, though I could be wrong.
So many beautiful lines in here I love this