The Other Side (Space Poem)
Looking back now,
the space between us
was like looking through
a sheet of ice
from the other side.
The space between us
was as timeless
as the void between
earth and Mars.
was as timeless
as the void between
earth and Mars.
A mirage
like Saturn’s rings
in all of their
haunting beauty.
like Saturn’s rings
in all of their
haunting beauty.
The space in-between us
was an intense as
the purple evening sky
soaring over
the nearby street lights
which cut short off and on. .
was an intense as
the purple evening sky
soaring over
the nearby street lights
which cut short off and on. .
And even now,
still feels like
it was in the middle
of a road to nowhere.
still feels like
it was in the middle
of a road to nowhere.
Still feels like it was
played out on the top
of a backdrop
over a frozen lake
in almost total darkness.
played out on the top
of a backdrop
over a frozen lake
in almost total darkness.
I would say the same
words even now.
words even now.
Even now,
listening to the rain
shivering as it
brushes against the window
in my attic.
I would say the
same words once again
in a whispered hush
standing at the edge
of the lake.
And hope this time you have
the power to break through.
<Deleted User> (8943)
Mon 10th Jan 2011 18:43
What a haunting piece, especially the last two verses, love the last two lines, though there are other images I like too like the mirage of saturn's rings, but the last two lines fill me with such melancholy... x