which light is right

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which light is right

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When knowing only darkness

and you finally see the light.

Momentarily mezmerized

by the gleeming of this sight.

Wondering aimlessly toward

this attractive new affliction.

Oblivious to the notion,

its a strange and sly addiction.

For in the dark you lived your life,

but this light is something new.

While in the dark, where your eye sight knows

and has adapted to the view.

This beaming light it drew you in,

like a moth drawn to a candle.

And like the moth you didn`t know

that this life you couldn`t handle.

It shined and it sparkled,

And it twinkled and teased.

Then when you adjusted to the light,

It was worse than first percieved.

For all of this glitter and gold,

Was nothing more than reflections.

Fools gold on plate,

Served cold with infliction.

For that which you seek,

Illuminates from your home.

If you put this light behind you,

The shadows darken where you roam.

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last updated 1 January 2014 - 4:41pm
©27 December 2013 - 6:04am — torch

26 January 2014 - 12:47pm — a.griffiths57

What and who is familiar

What and who is familiar to us is truly out of focus; as we have adapted this as the norm, but truly it is not. What is true? Is another question. A very involved poem, with how we perceive ourself and others. Nicely written and presented, makes a person think this poem. Travelling away from the considered norm, makes us look again at the new and novel, this I think should be an adventure, different.

http://www.postpoems.org/authours/a.griffiths57

31 December 2013 - 10:43pm — nightlight1220

You get past this stage by

You get past this stage by accepting that nothing is ever as it seems. You expressed it beautifully. It has been a very very long time since I felt this way about anything, but truly, it can be just a stage if you open heart to what you know is really important in life and love yourself as awesomely as you deserve...no matter what your feelings are telling you. Feelings are just feelings...not facts. Even we, project some amount of false image onto others about "what/who" we are...no matter how authentic we try to be. People never see us as we see ourselves.

Yea...nothing is as we perceive it. You captured that perfectly. I read some of your other poems as well, and you have a really good handle on that aspect of your writing. Don't lose it. It's awesome.

...and he asked her, "do you write poetry? Because I feel as if I am the ink that flows from your quill."

"No", she replied, "but I have experienced it. "

31 December 2013 - 8:46pm — Diamond_Wills_N...