Intricacies

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A miniseries from yours truly. Read five of the six pieces that make up this collection below:

ever so softlyeverything changed,
when you arrived:
vibrant against the bleak storm,
but knotted in the wind.
i took you in,
you took me out,
in small doses.
i was not yet perfect,
but i am still not yet enough.
and i transcend,
from a dark,
dark,
world alone.
ever so slightly,
my faith in you is tinged with red;
i adorn the dawn with these lingerings,
fixed,
on the ground where you left them.
and i descend,
into a dark,
dark,
world alone.
every so often,
the universe tips and shatters and spills,
singing a song of murder:
but i am of no importance.
i will reign under my facade,
and i remain resolute,
ever so slowly.
ever so slowly,
i fall apart:
close the curtains,
the show is over.
i am not a king, and i am not a royal.
and i am still not yet enough.
ever so reluctantly,
i've come to realize that
i will never be enough.
everything stays,
when i finally leave.

no margin for misfortuneyou take me with a smile ever ready in your eyes,
nighttime and its children
studded in your skin.
i cannot help but watch as they are extinguished
one by one,
as dawn draws them
closer, until the haze renders them immobile.
it engulfs you,
but does not stifle.
unravel yourself. a child of misfortune should be sturdy:
i would love to be entangled in you.
rest with me,
at least for a little,
before morning claims us too:
before i only see craters.

all the other thingsall the things that were
broken still bleed.
i find myself next to you,
in this hollow vein
under the stream.
hysteria's our lord
and you are my drive,
cruising our own small, drained lives.
the valleys ignite and light
and the trees catch fever.
and you are my panacea,
my river cutting through creation
and the end.
i can see the sky again.
all the things that were,
will be;
they are broken
but do not bleed.
but do not bleed.

but the earth refused to diewe are fixed,
slightly above the horizon,
in blank space.
"are you tired?"
i can help you.
i know sometimes,
it gets a little lonely running the universe.
trust me. this road doesn't lead to madness.
these acres and acres
make me ache in ways impossible.
are you listening?
the stars are decidedly deadly tonight,
soft intricacies woven into their branches.
and we both can't have you
the way that we want.
the night demands your attention,
but i'd like you to stay;
nothing ever stays.
you behave oddly around me,
as if my presence perturbs you
in ways unknown to me.
do you feel alright?
i think you deserve happiness.
but these days grow long now,
and the skies become heavy in your wake.
these sanctuaries are far from safe,
and i find myself fading into dark ambiance;
you are no longer here to rebuild me.
take me somewhere,
where the mountains part,
where i am king,
where you are feather and petal.
i come for flight,
but i do not expect this paradise.
today you are weary,
fiery,
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there are no guaranteesthe planets do not dream tonight,
and i'm afraid you find me cliche in more ways than one.
death forgets you otherwise;
i string him, keep him at bay,
but i am the only one harbored.
if i am to fall,
at least i can twirl --
you brood and pulse --
we fuse in small intricacies,
until the world is eaten.
my ribs sing this time,
recording their sweet notes
in these innocent horrors.
bear with me for one more night,
and i will guarantee
that you, too, will be consumed.
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AyeAye12's avatar
These are strong.
YOU are strong.
<3