Many
An infinite amount of colors and I chose one.
To be wrapped in gauze and done.
Left to hang for some time now,
To open like a caccoon and dropped to the floor.
From there I soar and soar
Down
Until my feet have met the ground.
And here I see a marvel to behold, golden gates to what waits behind a massive wall.
I draw near to get a better look,
Golden gates open with a brown wooden bridge dropped down.
All people there, no faces known.
I decide to cross to see what I find.
Unbeknowst to me, the chomping below are their beasts.
As I tread carefully watching my feet,
A silly stumble here and there,
I passed and stand on grey concrete.
The world... it looks so bleak.
Cities donned grey with noises sounding repeatedly.
A rotation of a machine to see the "marvel" I had thought.
But a bit of it all, merely a cold dot.
An infinite amount of colors and I chose one.
To be wrapped in gauze and done.
Left to hang for some time now,
To open like a caccoon and dropped to the floor.
From there I soar and soar
Down
Until my feet have met the ground.
And here I see a marvel to behold, golden gates to what waits behind a massive wall.
My curiosity peeks for a closer look,
Tall gates await open, a bridge ready for my feet.
All people there, no faces known.
I decide to cross and see what I meet.
Subtle sounds munch below.
I gaze wary to and fro,
Worried what is to become of me.
"Stay ahead," I murmured, and went my feet.
My posture unbalanced
For I can feel the bridge shake.
"Drat!" I announce, shoelaces untied and take
Me.
Down and down I fall,
Sharp claws presented against the wall.
It all made sense now, for I have lost.
Never met behind the golden gloss.
An infinite amount of colors and I chose one.
To be wrapped in gauze and done.
Left to hang for some time now,
To open like a caccoon and dropped to the floor.
But I was not ready
When I opened too soon.
Still too young,
But a buffoon.
Down and down did I soar.
Young feet met the cold floor.
Behind I could hear heavy gates close,
Chilly air under my nose.
I looked up and could see the grey
A cold winter held me astray.
I sought Will to surpass this wretched world,
Such a pressure for this urchin.
In my hand I held my color,
Moved through with much asunder.
Often coarse as I prodded through,
Ready to lose what I pushed to.
I remind myself to continue on,
"Steer forward," I say, "cry no longer."
"No matter how much the loneliness is dread,"
"All will be better in the end."
I stare out the window now,
The taxis run yellow.
Cars honking,
The sounds are mellow.
I close my eyes for a glimpse,
To the life I once lived.
Here I stand high above,
The grey skies dawned and the blue skies found.
An infinite amount of colors and I chose one.
To be wrapped in gauze and done.
Left to hang for little time,
No dread spared, yet there is to find...
Cynthia Buell Thomas
Mon 29th Feb 2016 20:54
You have clear thoughts, imagination and the will to write. Maybe even the necessity to write. I do like the repetition, as it binds the poem together.
Read a lot; write a lot; scrub out a lot; and I think you will find yourself getting better and better.
I'm still learning after YEARS of writing. And I do follow my own advice.