Beckoning


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I bear it in my soul, my heart, mind,
And in the layers underneath my skin.
A constant companion it is - a friend, a reminder
It reminds me of who I am - a person.
It makes me a human, makes me believe.

The shape of it changes,
Just as how a shadow changes at different times of the day,
But it stays -
Like a yellow stain on a pure white cloth.
Oh, how a color so vibrant is so unwanted!

To the glass half empty and to the glass half full,
It fills up the rest, with which my eyes couldn't see;
In the night I lay in bed alone and think, and think;
But I was never alone -
As it keeps me company.

It is a part of me like one of my limbs and I carry it with me everywhere I go;
It tells me my story, the paths I have chosen and left
All that I have broken and mended,
And everything that had led to this moment right here -
It narrates to me.

It coos into my ear, "I'm your most devoted,
I know you better than anybody else,
I'll stay with you, near and far, and I won't leave you alone -
You haven't given up, for I haven't let you yet,
For I am your loudest cheerer, your confidant
A storyteller designed for you and you alone;
And just as I live with you, I'll depart when you do.
With you -"

"Your true soulmate."



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Bravo ! This is so good! It almost has me wondering if you intended the ambiguity. Is this a lover? Is it a conscience? Is it something terrifying or lovely? It would seem to be pleasant in the last paragraph but then again it's scary to be so well known....

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when I was writing, I had thought of pain and how it shapes one's life and how we see it as an adversary but it's not... and then as it progressed the I become you as in myself

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Dan sama seperti aku tinggal bersamamu, aku akan pergi ketika kamu melakukannya.
Denganmu

Nice

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