As Rod Serling used to say when introducing Twilight Zone episodes, submitted for your approval .... another new poem that probably requires no preamble.A voice broken …
By Francis Scudellari
A voice broken, too brief, cut-off
Before words, sounds can draw me back,
Disembodied calling, reaches
Far from misty-eyed past, beckons,
Takes me mindful aside, adrift
Alone, down wandering, once more
Twisted paths, visited failures,
Fumbled through memories, boxed up
Missing pieces, jagged end scene;
Never wholly answered, accepted,
I silence whispered doubt, inner
Demons pulled close, pushing too
Patient with a present, thought blessed;
Too long waiting for signs, divine
Pointed nowhere, now, here, I risk
Futures decided without me
8 comments:
No approval necessary! At last a new poem fresh from the ink well of your Soul. Whence into the Twilight Zone of unbeknownst Futures we all must venture. Perhaps without a neon sign, nonetheless; even one bright star can lead to wonders and awe.
Thanks Michelle,
It sounds like you might have your own poem brewing there :).
AHHH he approaches into the darkness
Like a giant on the hunt...
Welcome dear friend
there is much room in here.
Well done Francis. Love your style. Quality and intelligence intermixed.
~JD
Thanks as always JD. I'm sure I'll tire of the style (as will the readers) before long, but there's still much room to explore in there.
I doubt they will tire of the style. Everyone breeds within a measure of their own darkness. To bring it forth is a validation of their own anxiety, of their own fears. Tired of the style? Bah.
:-)
~JD
Fair enough, but I think I'll start exploring more narrative forms. You do a good job of that.
I get the sense I'm starting to repeat myself.
Wow! I just found this blog on accident, but I read the first line and had to keep reading! It resonated with emotion in the depths of my soul. I haven't read a good poem like that in a long time.
From a young poet aspiring to greatness.
Thanks so much Cam! I hope you'll take a look at the other poems on the site and let me know what you think. I'll be posting a new one later this evening, in fact. I'd love to see anything you're working on too so feel free to email me.
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