Alpha and Omega

Post by **GlobeTrotterMax** » January 26th, 2013, 6:58 am

Panic in the red
Flowers replaced by lead
An uncertain road to nowhere is paved under our feet
The monster is fed
By hollow severed heads
Fortitude is cast aside in a forever retreat

Do you know who you are
Do you remember your name?
All I hear is laughter
All I touch or feel is pain

You just sit and stare
Since compassion’s not there
For a world that you no longer consider to be yours
In this devil’s lair
Our wasteland is laid bare
Just because there’s nothing left doesn’t mean there’s nothing more

Can my candle burn on
Even if the sun burns out?
We are free to die now
With no one to hear our shouts

In the aftermath
Of the mushroom’s dead ash
The steel giants lay toppled and Poseidon’s veins are sand
I can taste the black
On Atlas’s dead back
This is the pinnacle product of the conquest at hand

The sphere looks to the stars
Dryly weeping goodbye
A last prayer receives
Just recoil in reply

Both the beginning and the end
Creation and destruction
Alpha and Omega
Welcoming the success of human failure

Post by **ladymaybebaby** » January 26th, 2013, 10:35 am

The beginning of the end? Max you just hook me with every single write. I love your writing style, your sublime diction and the imagery is first rate! You take the reader on the journey instead of telling them about your travels, and you do it with ease! A great piece you have written here! Thank you for sharing this gem with us!

-LMB
xoxo

Post by **Larsen M. Callirhoe** » January 26th, 2013, 4:56 pm

I agree with Robin. This is a gem and a masterpiece Max. On everyone word everyline is a climax waiting to be discovered in a subtle way. i hear your powerful voice and it is to be hearkened to. well done...

victor

Post by **Dew** » January 26th, 2013, 9:23 pm

"success of human failure"...that line was monumental as a steeple on this piece. I enjoyed the feeling it left...felt like wisdom - Dew

Post by **GlobeTrotterMax** » January 27th, 2013, 11:16 am

LMB-- Your responses make me blush every time! I'm glad that I can take you on a journey with my poetry.

LMC-- Thanks for the strong words of support, I really appreciate it.

Dew-- Having your poetry referred to as "wisdom" is a compliment of the highest order. Thank you so much!

Post by **GlobeTrotterMax** » January 29th, 2013, 2:28 pm

I'm glad that you enjoyed, DJK!

Post by **karrie** » April 27th, 2015, 8:23 am

Oh my this grabbed me and shook me! So captivating and the last line especially stands out. Well done and congratulations on the well deserved Spotlight!

Post by **inflames** » April 27th, 2015, 12:42 pm

This is such a good write. I always love being reminded how good of a poet you are. Awesome last verse, Max. Congrats on the Spotlight!

Post by **Dew** » April 27th, 2015, 8:36 pm

"Just because there’s nothing left doesn’t mean there’s nothing more"

that's a great line! we can always rebuild eh? superb work! congrats on the spot! - dew

Post by **Ladywildalice** » April 29th, 2015, 3:55 pm

Congrats on the Spotlight for this well-deserving piece.
Several excellent lines to be taken away, overall a maudlin yet warning piece, take heed and pay attention. You have sown this field of poison plants, and now they are all you have to eat. Thanks.

Post by **Philip16** » May 2nd, 2015, 12:11 am

"In the aftermath
Of the mushroom’s dead ash"

Chilling words that bring to my mind a barrage of terrifying images. Boldly written with a wonderful
last line. Congrats on the spotlight!
Philip16

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