Monsters

[johnjgeddes]

Do we truly know ourselves—

Have we peered in
To uncover the foul wake
Of sin?

It’s a hard to face
Seeing another
In the mirror,

The shadowy enemy
Who haunts our nightmares.
...
Murky fears
Careen out of darkness
At night
Like a runaway locomotive;

Can we face the unpleasant fact
That monsters walk
The dark pathways
Of our secret motives?

There's suffering from love
And suffering from grief –
Either one permanently
Scars the soul…

I think it easily happens—
We lose our way
And fall back
On certain forms
Of escapism
Rather than living
...
We need to recover
Our innocence,
That pure star
That beckons to us
From afar

We need to be authentic
In everything we do;

It's never easy,
But I can see your heart
Twinkling

In the black firmament
Inside you.

© 2018, John J Geddes. All rights reserved

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Comments

[nancybriti]

En el espejo hay un otro que te mira, cito de un poeta. Somos una dualidad que emerge diariamente ante las cosas, @johnjgeddes. A veces podemos dominar el paso de las fieras dentro de nosotros, pero aún así nuestra naturaleza humana no deja de hablar. Dormidos están, a la espera de un mínimo ruido, algunos sentimientos que son remolinos de hojas sobre volcanes y cuando estos hacen erupción, Ay de lo que encuentren a su paso. Como controlar esa fuerza, cómo quitarnos esa máscara? Bonita noche para ti.

[johnjgeddes]

hojas arremolinándose en los volcanes: una bella metáfora, Nancy, y siempre un comentario perspicaz

[nohebd]

Lots of questions, @johnjgeddes. I think we all have monsters locked up inside of us. Some feelings feed these monsters. Thank you for sharing.

[johnjgeddes]

thank you - good comment!

[ladyceleste]

Agradecida caballero, palabras cultas
que te hacen reflexionar, realmente bueno... <3

We need to recover
Our innocence,
That pure star
..........

[johnjgeddes]

Thanks, Celeste

[sweetjoy]

Nice poem. Finding that balance is key.
Joy

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[mirrors]

But I can see your heart
Twinkling

In the black firmament
Inside you.

This are powerful lines.....

And what black firmaments we all have inside us! But yes, however dark, there is always to be seem a glimmer, a twinkling beckoning...